On 4/15/05, JOHN H DURRANT <durrantj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I am running Fedora Core 3 and downloaded a .bin file from a site that I > trust. The instructions that came with the file say to double click on the > file. When I do this, Fedora tells me that it doesn't know what to do with > a .bin file but that the contents look like a shell script. I then let's be > browse for the right command to use to open a shell script file. What's the > right answer? Usually the .bin files are installers. Eg. StarOffice is distributed as .bin files. Open a terminal windows, su to root, change to the files directory & run it (./<filename>.bin) VJP -- Novitiate of the Knife, under the Master of the Sabre of The Holy Llamadieans. Official Protector of The Llama, Spiritual Leader of The Republic of Loungevania
