Walrus28IF
10-09-2001, 05:11 PM
Hi, I'm new to Linux and i am having trouble installing new software. I know how to extract all the various file types, but installing is something else...
For instance i got real player for linux. The instructions said to make it executable like this:
chmod u+x filename.bin
and then run it like this:
./filename.bin
Well, making it executable was no problem. When i say:
file realplayer.bin
I get this:
realplayer.bin: ELF 32-bit exectubale etc etc
But when i try to run it, it says there is no such file or directory. I tried ./realplayer.bin and realplayer but no luck. I even took off the ./ and put 'file' right before it, and got the info!
Another example, is that i installed Mpeg TV player (MTV). Ok, i extracted and it just says to copy 'mtv' and 'mtvp' to /usr/local/bin OK, i did that. And i ran the file command on them. They're executables. But it says no such file or directory!
One more example is Wine. It came in an rpm. So, i said rpm -i filename.rpm and after a few minutes it finished. The only problem is that i don't know how to run it. I tried 'man wine' but got nothing. There is a wineconf file that i looked at, but i don't know how to run the program. I decided to remove it so i did this: rpm -e filename.rpm and it says it is not installed. So, i pressed the up arrow and changed the -e to -i and it says it is already installed!
Well, that's about it. I understand that this is a lot of material, so if you would rather contact me on Aol Instant Messanger (AIM) my screen name is GlassOnion28IF. Thanks, and i would greatly appreciate your assistance!!!
For instance i got real player for linux. The instructions said to make it executable like this:
chmod u+x filename.bin
and then run it like this:
./filename.bin
Well, making it executable was no problem. When i say:
file realplayer.bin
I get this:
realplayer.bin: ELF 32-bit exectubale etc etc
But when i try to run it, it says there is no such file or directory. I tried ./realplayer.bin and realplayer but no luck. I even took off the ./ and put 'file' right before it, and got the info!
Another example, is that i installed Mpeg TV player (MTV). Ok, i extracted and it just says to copy 'mtv' and 'mtvp' to /usr/local/bin OK, i did that. And i ran the file command on them. They're executables. But it says no such file or directory!
One more example is Wine. It came in an rpm. So, i said rpm -i filename.rpm and after a few minutes it finished. The only problem is that i don't know how to run it. I tried 'man wine' but got nothing. There is a wineconf file that i looked at, but i don't know how to run the program. I decided to remove it so i did this: rpm -e filename.rpm and it says it is not installed. So, i pressed the up arrow and changed the -e to -i and it says it is already installed!
Well, that's about it. I understand that this is a lot of material, so if you would rather contact me on Aol Instant Messanger (AIM) my screen name is GlassOnion28IF. Thanks, and i would greatly appreciate your assistance!!!