Installing bin files

[zukester]

Hi:

I am relatively new to Linux. I downloaded the Star Office bin file, changed the permissions to execute, but I do not know how to proceed further. The Sun site says it CONTAINS all I need to install Star Office, but how do I open it?

Thanks,

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net :cool:

[Zoist]

At the prompt, type:

./filename.bin

Good luck. ;)

[zukester]

Hi:

Thanks, but I did that
( ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin)
javascript: x()and absolutely nothing happened.

It went back to the prompt, and the file was still not openable, even in a window.

The file is so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin, and a mouseover reveals it is an "Unknown" file type.

I have installed Star Office in Windows before, but I know Linux is not Windows by any stretch (I think it is much better).

Is there something else to this sirt of file?

THanks,

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net :confused:

[Zoist]

Open up the console program and type it.
What does the error message if any say?

What distro you using?

[zukester]

Well, I am using RH 7.1, in which I have installed RPMs and had few problems.

Like I say, in the console I typed it. No error message, nothing returned but the same prompt.

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net

[MandK_10]

I use RH7.1 and in Gnome I just double click on the file and it ran setup just fine. You may want to redownload the file. It should be a 93Meg file, make sure that it is all there.

Just a side note, after double clicking the file it takes about 20 seconds to start the setup program ( on a 550MHz machine), if you get impatient and continue to double click you will start multiple instances of the program and slow things down even more

[zukester]

OK Thanks. I am redownloading now, the file size is currently 0 bytes. I never evne checked that, thanks. It took close to an hour to download on DLS, with a progress bar, and for what? It said it was done also, wierd.

Anyways, redownloading. I will check file size this time post download.

Thanks,
Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net :)

[MaxWave]

Quick FYI,

I always end up having to chmod this file because the execute bit is off.

chmod 777 filename.bin

[zukester]

Now that command was on the Star Office site and I did that one the chmod 777filename.bin.

Which was all of the instructions they basically had. And why I was baffled. It is half way done downloading, I should know something soon.

I am also doing this as root.

Thanks again,
Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net

[zukester]

Ok. Fully downloaded, 87.9 MB file. chmod 777 went fine, typine ./filename gives the following error:

[root@localhost Downloads]# ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
glibc version: 2.2.2

file not found '/home/rzuvich/Downloads/so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-000.bin'
file not found '/home/rzuvich/Downloads/so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-001.bin'

error: One or more files are missing! Please ensure that all necessary files are present.

What am I missing now?

Thanks,

Robert Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net