I think you should do this as user, not root
for the .bin, first do a
"chmod 744 filename.bin", then "./filename.bin"
for the .rpm do
"rpm -i filename.rpm"
tazmun wrote:
> Hi All
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> I am very new to Linux and the command line is very intimidating yet.
> I have downloaded a supposedly self extracting file (.bin) as well as
> the rpm version of the file. They suggest in the install directions
> that this be done from the command line and tell you that by using a
> command(./) on both of the files will start a script asking if you
> agree to their agreement first. This command on either file just gets
> me a permission denied error whether I'm logged on as a user or as
> root. This file is to install the runtime java enviroment required by
> Staroffice for any java applications to function. The file will not
> run in kpackage in the rpm version either......if you try to execute
> it it will error and say is it not executeable. I am running
> Mandrake 7.1 for now. I've also tried the rpm -ivh and -iv commands
> to no avail either.....help please.....I hate the Redmond gang but
> this is driving me nuts too!!
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> Anyone helping here please assume I know nothing of the command line
> in their directions.
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>
> Tazmun
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