I'm fairly new to linux, but very comfortable at a command line, and I'm in need
of help with some commands, so thanks in advance to all who respond.
I have both a Mandrake 9.1 and RedHat 9.0 install that I'm playing with. I'm
trying to install the Java SDK and the Sun One Studio on either of these
installs, I don't care which. The Sun One Studio is a .bin file. There is
little to no installation instruction on the java home page for installing this
to linux. They reference a chmod command (chmod a+x <filename>), but that
didn't work.
A couple of questions...
1. Where would one normally install programs on a linux box? For instance, in
windows (no comments from the peanut gallery please), most installs default to
somewhere under c:\program files. Where do we put linux installs and why?? Are
there common standards for where we install stuff to?
2. What do I do with .bin files? Do I just type the filename at the command
line? I've tried that, but nothing happens. I've also tried chmod and when I
do an ls it changes color and puts an asterisk after the filename, then I tried
the filename by itself and nothing. What does the asterisk mean?
I've been logged in as root and as a normal user. I've tried it in my home
directory and copied to several other directories, to no avail.
Help! Thanks for the advice.
Eric
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