Dumb question of the Year

[alexiangel]

okay it's like this. I can't get the football game I wanna watch on tv, so I log on to nfl.com to get the radio broadcast. Problem is, I need Realplayer.

`okay here's the real problem. Having a bi of a time with the flippin' bin file. Already did chmod and ./filename. but it's telling me that I can't execute the binfile, and it's driving me crazy.

I appreciate all timely help...since the game is in the 3rd quarter. =)

THANKS!

[Wonock]

This is dumb reply but you are installing from root (or su) right? What distro?

Wonock

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[alexiangel]

wow...you're great! I'm an idiot...was installing from my usrname. but it's red hat 7.

Trying the su now.

[alexiangel]

nope...it still isn't working....hm. I typed
chmod u+x filename
then ./filename

what am I doing wrong?

[Wonock]

Try chmoding it to a+x (or 777) and try again. I hat this same problem when I used Red Hat 7.0. If it doesn't work all I can say is try looking for an RPM for it (www.rpmfind.net). Hope it works out for ya!

Wonock

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But everyone will decide!
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[Strike]

Why didn't you download the RPM instead? Just a thought...

[alexiangel]

Because I'm new to linux and am teaching my self as I go along...so it didn't occur to me to dl an RPM...whatever that is. =) Sorry...learning slowly.

Thanks for the advice and the site. =)