topic Re: how to install a bin file in Operating System - Linux

how to install a bin file

iamthestar — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:34:49 GMT

i need to install a bin package in linux, can anyone please tell me how to install it so that i can see it in my Application\multimedia menu in suse 10.

Re: how to install a bin file

Muthukumar_5 — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:59:58 GMT

Is it a RPM Package? USe with rpm -ivh to install it. If it is a binary then create a short cut to that binary.

-Muthu

Re: how to install a bin file

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:21:21 GMT

Some software (some versions of Java as far as I remember) was packages under some executable with .bin extension - in this case you should just run some_software.bin

Rgds,
Vitaly

Re: how to install a bin file

Delrish — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:50:08 GMT

you should grant executive permision to file with "chmod" chmod 777 /path-to-file/file.bin

After that you can execute the file; sometimes .bin programes,after excute phase, show you some text about licence agreement. And after you accept its terms, it will generate a rpm package and you can install it with rpm -i
However,on other cases, you have to execute .bin file for complete installation.

Alireza

Re: how to install a bin file

Vipulinux — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:46:52 GMT

Hi

to run the bin ( eg abc.bin) file do the following:
1. cd to the diredctory where the file is
2. ./abc.bin
if this doesnt run
do chmod 755 abc.bin

Hope this helps

Cheers

Re: how to install a bin file

iamthestar — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:16:45 GMT

Guys i know how to install a .bin package, but i need to know how can i see it in the Menu(Applications>Multimedia>Audio>RealPlayer) like how you go to programs in windows.

please let me know.
thank you!

Re: how to install a bin file

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:45:57 GMT

I hope, this article http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/freedesktop/ Integrating your applications into the desktop
will help you.