On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:37:12 -0500, Jeff Vian wrote: > > > I am new to Linux World. I have installed Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang) > > > -sh-2.05b$ vi > > > -sh: /usr/local/bin/vim: cannot execute binary file > > > Why is he using system files in the /usr/local tree? Adding to my theories posted earlier, maybe during installation he chose not to format existing partitions? > > Sounds like something has gone mad on your system. > > > > > I checked the file permission. It's ok. ( read and executeto everyone.) > > > -sh-2.05b$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/vim > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 409600 Jun 16 1997 /usr/local/bin/vim > > > > > > But I use the vim from /usr/bin then I don't getany error. > > > > It sounds like when you've done a source code install, something has > > broken on the non-rpm version. Try removing the source code version, run > > vi, if it works then you've a broken source version install. > > > That would not necessarily be a broken install. Simply an improperly > installed package and one where the source install broke the default > install. > > Most packages I install from source default to /usr/local and if you > want to put it in the system default location you have to specify the > prefix when you run configure that package prior to compiling > /installing. I doubt that a source code install would create files with date 1997 unless he extracted an old tarball of prebuilt software. -- Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang) - Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 loadavg: 1.77 1.24 0.70
