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    How do I install a .bin file

    I downloaded the Java for Linux file and it's a .bin file. How would I install it? Please give me the commands with the following file name included:

    jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin

    Many thanks.

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    Re: How do I install a .bin file

    How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu! tells:
    http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/

    Custom Binary Installer (.bin, ...)
    If the installer is called test.bin and is located on the user carl's desktop, you can run it inside your terminal with /home/carl/Desktop/test.bin. Keep in mind that the installer might not have permission to execute in your file-system...

    The repositories (Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10)) have Sun java 6 (version: 6-03).
    Before you edit, BACKUP !

    Why there are dead links ?
    1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
    2. Thread: Lost Information

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      #3
      Re: How do I install a .bin file

      Didn't work. I wish people would just answer my question rather than throwing me off in another direction or giving me their advice. Really annoying.

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        #4
        Re: How do I install a .bin file

        1. Save jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin to the directory /home/jacatone/Desktop.

        2. Open Konsole,
        Code:
        cd Desktop
        3.
        Code:
        sudo chmod +x jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin
        4.
        Code:
        sudo sh ./jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin

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          #5
          Re: How do I install a .bin file

          http://www.java.com/en/download/help...selfextracting

          These are the directions from the java website. The difference being that kubuntu does not have a root account and as such 'sudo'
          will have to be used in place of 'su' as appropriate.

          I found the link to the above website at the first google answer for the search "jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin". Here is the link to that search result: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=578010. The reason Rog answered your question as he did, is that venturing away from the repositories can lead to a system no longer compatible with normal fixes. When the system reaches that state, many users here will no longer be able to assist in getting the system working.

          Mike
          http://monte48lowes.blogspot.com

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