Could be it doesn't have permission to run, or isn't in the path... in a command terminal, try
chmod +x <filename>.run sudo ./<filename>.run Stee On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 13:53 +1200, Bryce Stenberg wrote: > Hi, > > I'm back playing with ubuntu again today. > I want to install the main application we use - it has a linux client > that is supplied as a .run file. > I read that this can be installed by saving it to my desktop, right > clicking it and saying 'open in terminal'. > This appears to work with trying to install it. > However, it is running into problems I think, in that it wants to > install to the /opt directory and the terminal window that opened from > the right click does not have permission to write to this directory. > > I've tried running it from a terminal window with sudo but I must be > missing something as that doesn't fire it up. What application do I tell > it to use to install the .run file? I tried dpkg but I can't make that > launch the application installer like the right click -> open in > terminal did. > > Can anyone give me a clue please? > > Regards, > Bryce Stenberg. > > > > DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us > immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 > 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at > http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm > > > > > -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0
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