.bin = binary files?

[Jon Reynolds]

DOH! make that 'chmod a+x'



On Thursday 23 August 2001 09:08 pm, you wrote:
> 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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