At 08:45 PM 2/3/2006, ET said something remarkably like (but somehow
subtly different from):
Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
I am looking for an explanation of how to install bin files in
Linux. I downloaded a file, used chmod to change the permissions to
make it executable, but I don't know where to go with it next.
Thank you,
in Linux, the .xxx name does not hold quite the same 'power' as on a
winbox. M$ products look to that last three letters to decide what
type of file it is, so you may well find if what you want to know is
'how do I use a firmware file with a *.bin name', that will be a
different reply.
open a text console, cd to that directory and depending on a few
other variables type the name of the program, if that does not work
then try ./nameofprogram. if it does not work, look for a readme.
which bin file are you talking about (a driver installer?)
It is something called Electric Sensei. It is for putting randomized
quotes into a signature file.
Thank you for the reply. I think the ./nameofprogram got me a little
closer. It looks like the bin file is not an installer, but is the
executable itself.
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