https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/jdk-donload-file-with-extension-bin/m-p/3468118#M16002 The JDK downloads are usually in a self-executing 'shar' format.<BR /><BR />You need to 'execute' the .bin file, which will extract the RPM's for you. Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:45:24 GMT Stuart Browne 2005-01-20T19:45:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/jdk-donload-file-with-extension-bin/m-p/3468117#M16001 I have donwnloaded de JDK 1.4.2 from sun website for Linux. But the downloaded file has '.bin' extension and RPM cannot install it on RH EL 3.0.<BR /><BR />[root@ita1 oracle]# rpm -i j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586.rpm<BR />j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586.rpm: not an rpm package (or package manifest): <BR />[root@ita1 oracle]# rpm -i j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin<BR />j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin: not an rpm package (or package manifest): <BR /><BR />Any idea? Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:35:12 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/jdk-donload-file-with-extension-bin/m-p/3468117#M16001 Tonatiuh 2005-01-20T18:35:12Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/jdk-donload-file-with-extension-bin/m-p/3468118#M16002 The JDK downloads are usually in a self-executing 'shar' format.<BR /><BR />You need to 'execute' the .bin file, which will extract the RPM's for you. Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:45:24 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/jdk-donload-file-with-extension-bin/m-p/3468118#M16002 Stuart Browne 2005-01-20T19:45:24Z