.bin = binary files?

[Jon Reynolds]

Ronnie, Im no expert like a few others on this list but I usuall do a 'chmod 
a+o' on the file eg. chmod a+o Realplayer.bin. this turns it into an 
executable that you can the run by issuing the ./<filename> and install from 
there. If this is bad advice would someone on the list please educate me as 
this is how I have been doing it. 

Jon

On Thursday 23 August 2001 08:37 pm, you wrote:
> I know this has already been answered hours ago, but here is a little more
> information about what actually is happening here.
>
> I assume your .bin file is a software distribution download, like IBM Java
> SDK, JRE or Sun StarOffice?  These are binary programs that you must run,
> by activating the execute bit with chmod.  700 would be fine if you own the
> file, or 755 if you want all users to be able to run it.  Companies
> distribute software in this fashion in order to display a EULA before it
> extracts the .tar.gz or .rpm package for you to install.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ronnie" <rlivings at hawaii.edu>
> To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:11 AM
> Subject: [luau] .bin = binary files?
>
> > Hi, Ive been spending the last half hour at work trying to figure out
> > what one does with .bin files after it is downloaded.  Is there some kind
> > of special technique used to unpackage it or do I just rename the file
> > without the .bin?
> >
> > help!
>
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