Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Clay wrote: when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables like they should be! what gives?! i downloaded these files under windows 98 then mounted my fat 32 partition under linux got the files from the fat 32 partition put them on my linux partition and tried to install them and it extracts them ok and everything just none of the files are treated correctly they are all treated like executeables! someone please help me! When you mount your FAT32 partition you have to use the option noexec of the mount command. See man mount for more information. If you mount the partition using an entry in /etc/fstab, then you have to add the noexec option in the 4th field of the entry. Something like: /dev/hdXX /mnt/WinXX vfatdefaults,noexec,nodev 1 1 -- Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem... Mauro Tortonesi [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ing49.unife.it/~keyser Ferrara Linux User Grouphttp://flug.unife.it
Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?
no i meant all files are treated like text files instead of executeables ...sorry was in hurry when writing this Steve Philp wrote: Clay wrote: when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables like they should be! what gives?! i downloaded these files under windows 98 then mounted my fat 32 partition under linux got the files from the fat 32 partition put them on my linux partition and tried to install them and it extracts them ok and everything just none of the files are treated correctly they are all treated like executeables! someone please help me! What do you mean by "they're treated like executables"? Are you able to install them? It's possible that the permissions on the files are being munged because you're putting them on a FAT32 partition that has no idea about file permissions or ownership. I've noticed that when using my FAT32 partition under Linux all files are listed as executable. I doubt that it's going to cause a problem for you, since even if you ATTEMPTED to execute them nothing would happen. If it bothers you, simply chmod them to be non-executable (chmod -x filename) and you're all set. -- Steve Philp "Oh Lord, I go for penguins. 'Cause penguins are [EMAIL PROTECTED] so sensitive to my needs..."--Lyle Lovett NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download.html
Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?
Are you downloading files as SOURCE or TEXT? I know Netscape Communicator gives you the option, I forget if kfm does. This owuld be the equivalent of GETting a .ZIP binary from an FTP with ASCII mode set. Paul - Original Message - From: Clay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!? no i meant all files are treated like text files instead of executeables...sorry was in hurry when writing thisSteve Philp wrote: Clay wrote: when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables like they should be! what gives?! i downloaded these files under windows 98 then mounted my fat 32 partition under linux got the files from the fat 32 partition put them on my linux partition and tried to install them and it extracts them ok and everything just none of the files are treated correctly they are all treated like executeables! someone please help me! What do you mean by they're treated like executables? Are you able to install them? It's possible that the permissions on the files are being munged because you're putting them on a FAT32 partition that has no idea about file permissions or ownership. I've noticed that when using my FAT32 partition under Linux all files are listed as executable. I doubt that it's going to cause a problem for you, since even if you ATTEMPTED to execute them nothing would happen. If it bothers you, simply chmod them to be non-executable (chmod -x filename) and you're all set. -- Steve Philp Oh Lord, I go for penguins. 'Cause penguins are [EMAIL PROTECTED] so sensitive to my needs... --Lyle LovettNetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you?Get your FREE Internet Access and Email athttp://www.netzero.net/download.html
