Convention states, from years gone by, that user applications would be
placed in the /usr directory. M$ learned something about a real OS around
1995, when they labeled their user application directory Program Files. I
could go through the entire progression up to and including XP to show the
directory structure and relate it back to the foundations of the UNIX/Linux.
Only the names have changed to protect the guilty... These changes, along
side of heavy marketing, helped launch M$ to the #1 desktop workstation
environment. (Breathe on that one for a minute...)
As far as running an executable, you might want to try the ./ in front of
the executable (ex: ./install). The ./ removes the $PATH issues that you
might be encountering forcing the execution in the current directory. You
might also want to chmod o+x <filename> and then try the execution.
There's my $.02!
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: <lugmail@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Cc: <lugmail@tampabay.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:48 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Need help with .bin files!
> 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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