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How do I install .sh and .bin files in mandrake. I downloaded limewire (.bin)
and aim (.sh) and would like to install them. I am a newbie to Linux and I
need detailed information on doing this.
./filename.bin
./filename.sh
If that doesn't work, either chmod them, or:
sh filename.bin
sh filename.sh
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Where you install them depends on where they are supposed to be. If you can get limewire in tar.gz or .tgz form, then do so, and use the archiver or karchiver front end to handle this.
.bin is BINARY, like .com or .exe in MS windows
.sh is shell script, usually bash
There are several places where .bin files can go, so you don't want to put someplace where the .sh can't find it. This is why tar.gz, .tgz, or even .rpm is best, as they handle the placement of files in the correct directories.
I use Mandrake 8.2 Powerpack Edition and am also fairly new to linux.
Charles
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Ok... The download files were saved in the home directory. I went to the
konsole, typed in sh aim_linux.sh. Installation loaded up, it extracted and
installed all files. Then I got a message that said that some libraries need
to be updated and it gave a site where I can get them. I dont even know what
a library is. What do I do? Then I tried to install Limewire. I typed in sh
LimeWireLinux.bin in the konsole. It extracted all files and installed them.
I then got a message saying 'no java virtual machine could be found from your
PATH environment variable. You must install a vm before installing this file"Ok so what should I do?
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You must download, and install the libraries. And you need Java VM. Go to http://java.sun.com and download it. After installing it, add it to your PATH variable:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.4/bin
(or whatever the path is).
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1) How do i install the libraries
2) How do i install a vm
3) What the heck is a PATH VARIABLE and how do I add that stuff to it?Sorry but I am a newbie. I am a new immigrant from M$.
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Get Gaim from sourceforge.net. It's better than AOL's Linux client.
Get Java (the JRE version) from here: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html
Read the installation instructions.
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1) What are they? .tar.gz files?
tar vxzf filename.tar.gz
That should create a new directory. Read the README and/or INSTALL file in this new directory. It should explain.2) The Java Software Development Kit / Runtime Environment is a .bin file I think. You know what to do with a .bin file now. =)
After that, you should get the .tar.gz file, which you also know what to do with.3) If there was a program, let's say "ls", in /bin, you would have to type /bin/ls to execute this program. But thanks to the PATH variable, which contains "/bin", you only have to type "ls". Well likewise, if the PATH variable contained "/usr/java/jdk1.4/bin", you would only have to type java, instead of /usr/java/jdk1.4/bin/java. PATH can contain more than one path, seperated by colons (:). MS-DOS also has a PATH variable.
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