Q. I have downloaded a file from internet that ends with .bin extension. Documentation says just run bin file. What command I need to type in order to run bin files in Linux.
A. .bin files are Linux self extracting binary files. For example Java or Flash are two examples of these types of file. Just type following two commands to run .bin files:
Run .bin file in Linux / UNIX
Change the permission of the file you downloaded to be executable. Type the following command:
$ chmod +x file.bin
Start the installation process or run .bin file.Type the following command:
./file.bin
For example if .bin file name is application.bin. Type:
$ chmod +x application.bin
$ ./application.bin
Another example for Java Linux self extracting binary file:
# chmod +x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin
# ./jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin
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if that doesn’t work try sudo ./file.bin on debian
or su ./file.bin on other distros
“chmod: cannot access `jre-6u26-linux-x64.bin’: No such file or directory”
What do I do, I am freaking out over it (Because ADHD) I tried it so many times it still won’t work, I’m also trying to play minecraft on Ubuntu
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Hello ,
I was trying to extract from the java bin file. I could change the mode, but when I say ./filename.bin ( according to your last example), it says file not found although I am just cutting and pasting the file name and it is in the same directory.
[saras@node032 ~]$ chmod +x ./java_ee_sdk-5_05-linux.bin
[saras@node032 ~]$ ./java_ee_sdk-5_05-linux.bin
./java_ee_sdk-5_05-linux.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[saras@node032 ~]$
can you help please ? thanks
saras
yu need to install libstdc++ package to solve this problem. Use yum under centos/fedora/redhat or apt-get under debian/ubuntu Linux.
Thanks Vivek.
I managed to unzip it. I have a unrelated question on running java on a cluster. Where can I ask the question. I was not sure if I should ask about it here.
saras
Try out forum
while executing a bin file i am getting the message : End-of-central-directory signature not found.
pls help
i get the following erroe while running the ./Googleearthlinux.bin command that is the fllowing
Verifying archive integrity…Error in MD5 checksums: 97ca3ea1d8c49adb873a8a13114463b4 is different from 33fdc468b730cef74ac8f5cc4dc83259
what to do now?
pratik,
Your file is corrupted. Delete current file and download fresh file again.
Hi,
I have a Synology 207+ at home running on Linux and the ARM architecture.
Now I want to install JRE so I can make Jetty run in order to be able to use Java servlets and jsp files in my webpage.
Now when trying to install j2re-1_4_2_19-linux-i586.bin I get an error:
380: /usr/bin/sum: Permission Denied
expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error
Extracting…
./install.sfx.15986: ./install.sfx.15986: 1: Syntax error: “(” unexpected
Done.
What does this mean? I’m not sure if I downloaded the proper JRE. Does someone know how to fix this? thanks
I have to run a UNIX shell script . What command I need to type in order to run UNIX shell files in Linux?
To run the UNIX shell script,type
./filename.sh.
Before running the above command,check the file permission because the file should have execute permission
When I normally klik the .bin file it opens with kate (text editor). I have tried to run the command, but it only opens mozilla and types it in the url section. What is wrong? I have installed libstdc++6
Hey guys,
I was trying to install SiteMinder Policy Server on CentOS 5.2. I already chmod+x’d it. As I executed the .bin file I received this error. I have googled it and this error is not mentioned in the install manual. I would appreciate some advise.
Rick Flores
[root@localhost SiteMinder Policy Server]# ./ca-ps-12.0-sp1-linux.bin
Preparing to install…
Extracting the JRE from the installer archive…
Unpacking the JRE…
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive…
Configuring the installer for this system’s environment…
Launching installer…
‘SWING’ UI not supported by VM. Reverting to AWT.
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)
Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:140)
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:62)
at java.awt.Window.init(Window.java:224)
at java.awt.Window.(Window.java:268)
at java.awt.Frame.(Frame.java:398)
at java.awt.Frame.(Frame.java:363)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.g(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.h(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.a(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
This Application has Unexpectedly Quit: Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)
Hi,
Sometimes you need to change the file name and then install.
Srinivasa.k.p
Hi!
I am new to linux.My situation:
ziga@ziga-laptop:~$ chomd +x./math.bin
ziga@ziga-laptop:~$ /home/ziga/math/…/emlin701/math.bin
bash: /home/ziga/math/…/emlin701/math.bin: cannot execute binary file
What can i do? Is there an option to transform an .bin into an .iso file?
Thanks for your help.
Easier way… Just right click, goto permissions tab, and mark as executable. Then open the terminal and drag & drop the .bin or w/e file into it, and press enter.
Thanks Tesu, heck of a lot easier
Im trying to install java 6.15 so I gave it 100% read write permission to everyone, and it still wont work. when I put $> jre-6u15-linux-i586-rpm.bin it says there is an error, order not found
For ubuntu you can just draw the file into terminal so it has the file location and type command run
Having trouble with trying to set up Java Runtime Environment, in the terminal it says..
Unpacking…
./jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin: 336: cannot create install.sfx.3679: Permission denied
Checksumming…
/usr/bin/sum: install.sfx.3679: No such file or directory
[: 363: -ne: unexpected operator
[: 363: -ne: unexpected operator
chmod: cannot access ‘install.sfx.3679′: No such file or directory
Extracting…
./jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin: 366: ./install.sfx.3679: not found
Failed to extract files.
Any idea on how to fix this??
Make sure downloaded file is not corrupted and you must install it as the root user.
I am trying to install jdk-6u13-linux-i586.bin in fedora 11.
and i am getting this error.
i have performed the steps as mentioned in answer.
please help me..
please enter “yes” or “no”.
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]
yes
Unpacking…
Checksumming…
Extracting…
./jdk-6u13-linux-i586.bin: ./install.sfx.2551: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory
Failed to extract the files. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of
the Installation Instructions on the download page for more information.
Thanks
Hi Kunal, did you succeed to install JDK? I have the same problem.
Thanks.
Thanks, now adobe reader is running on my machine.
Thank You
easy to follow instructions. I have been left confused with other explanations
On fedora12
./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
Error loading the runtime (/tmp/air.ZxdZsy/build/opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0/libCore.so: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Permission denied)
HELP……I am begging if someone could tell me how to execute a file, it has been doing my head in for the last 3days and i have tried everything. So please, please, please lert me know A.S.A.P tanks one love
I am trying to install jre on a HP thin client with about 256 Free space on the built in flash memory but when I run the comman ./jre blah blah blah and accept the agreement
i get the following output
unpacking…..
Checksumming…
Extracting….
Failed to extract the file. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the installation instructions on the download page for more information.
please help someone – I am trying to use a thin client to connect the a server via a web browser – wanting the run the business database from the browser – but on Windows, when you connect for the first time – you have to install Jinitiator but I dont know how to achieve this in linux so I was trying this – anyone knwo what I need to do
forgot to add a line to the error above
after the Extracting…..
it says
./jre *********.bin; line 366 ./install.sfx.22300; cannot execute binary file
apt-get install ia32-libs
Thanks a lot! I have search for 2 hours to the solution, and here it is!
if you got this error on an ubuntu 64bit system, try to install the ia32 libs
./jre *********.bin; line 366 ./install.sfx.22300; cannot execute binary file
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
Hi, Thanks it works for me.
R. Luntu
Thanks all, lots of good advice on linux binaries for the novices out here.
hey while installin java for a cloud cluster d agreement thing came up but its not exitin back to the terminal.. how do i get back to d terminal do tat it installs java??
Hi everyone,
Does speicial installation required on RedHat5 (i686) for installing JDK? I downloaded the java twice and i am still having this issue. Can someone please advice me if it me trying to install the wrong 64bit java version or the installation document is different?
chmod +x jdk-6u20-linux-x64.bin
./jdk-6u20-linux-x64.bin
…….Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]
yes
Unpacking…
Checksumming…
Extracting…
./jdk-6u20-linux-x64.bin: line 477: ./install.sfx.3205: cannot execute binary file
Failed to extract the files. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of
the Installation Instructions on the download page for more information.
thanks
Very useful instructions …
hi all…
im tryng to run jdk-6u23-linux-i586.bin in my ubuntu 8.10…. bt unable to..
hareen@hareen-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install ‘/home/hareen/Documents/jdk-6u23-linux-i586.bin’
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package
this is the error im getting…..
please help…..
Thnx in advance!!! :)
hi.
i am new to shell, i want to acceess a web page on linux server from a remote machine .
can any one guide me what to do or which forum to follow….
plz….. its urgent
Hi,
I have a list of commands to be executed in UNIX on dialy basis….
Is there anyway that i could save those commands in a document and execute those commands by using .sh….or anything else command?
I tried using .sh but it executes only the first line, what i need to do to make it run all the commands…?
Thanks.
You can use the “Cron” or “at” command to execute the jobs on a daily basis
Thanks very useful
how i can install exe modem file to linux suses please answer me cuz i need it
i want to install modem zain connect it’s setup.exe to linux how i can do that please tell me
Hi ,
I bit confused with LVM and RAID.Can someone explain me with a realtime example
Thank you. Very helpful!
thank u for the simple yet very helpful comment.
Thanks very much, it was a 64Bit sudo apt-get install ia32-libs did the job
hello,
I m installing java on AIX machine It shows error on
./install.sfx.409050 : 0403-006 execute permission denied .
thanks
You need to set execute permission using the chmod +x command:
thanks Vivek, But I alredy gave the permission to that file
Dear All. M having the following error while executing the commend
root@root:# ll | grep i86bi_linux-adventerprisek9-ms
-rwxrwxrwx 1 nayatel nayatel 93580556 2011-11-02 16:29 i86bi_linux-adventerprisek9-ms*
root@root:# ./i86bi_linux-adventerprisek9-ms
bash: ./i86bi_linux-adventerprisek9-ms: No such file or directory
Kindly suggest any solution
Thanks.
i success to run it.
On Ubuntu/Kubuntu variants…
$ ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
bash: ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin: No such file or directory
Fixed by running:
$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
$ ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
Thank you all above who suggested this!
I am using CentOs 6 and this “compat-libstdc++-33″ package along with its dependencies are responsible to run ./filename.bin file. After installing the above package, I have successfully executed .bin file in CentOs 6.
Simply run “yum install compat-libstdc++-33″ to install this package.
I wanted to make a .bin file which will copy all the files with name having “am” in common… usually in the terminal we use “cp *am* “… I wrote the same command inside the .bin file, a shown below… but it acts like “echo”… please help.
file name “copier.bin”
————————————
cp *am* /home/vmefiles/
———————————–
then I did “chmod +x copier.bin
and finally “./copier.bin” but the out put is just:
“cp *am* /home/vmefiles/”
please help…