Friday, January 7, 2011

Run .bin file in Linux / UNIX

Run .bin file in Linux / UNIX


Change the permission of the file you downloaded to be executable. Type the following command:

$ chmod +x file.bin


Start the installation process or run .bin file.Type the following command:

./file.bin


For example if .bin file name is application.bin. Type:

$ chmod +x application.bin

$ ./application.bin


Another example for Java Linux self extracting binary file:

# chmod +x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin

# ./jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin