Doug McGarrett wrote: > On Sunday 04 February 2007 15:24, Rajko M. wrote: >> On Sunday 04 February 2007 13:04, charles buchanan wrote: >> ... >> >>>>> if the program is "install-realplayer10gold.bin" for instance, >>>>> The file is in /home/(username), I'm in the directory >>>>> /home/(username), do a dir and the file is there, I issue the >>>>> command(s) that is/are listed on the website for this program, what >>>>> else am I suppose to be doing? >> ... >> >>> I wanted to try out Thunderbird but couldn't get it to install. >> What is wrong? >> Program not running? >> Shell reports that can't find program? >> >> -- >> Regards, Rajko. >> http://en.opensuse.org/Portal > > You can't run a program from the directory it's in. That seems to be a UNIX > no-no. Back up one directory, and run the command > with /directory/install...etc. I know it's goofy, but that's UNIX--and > Linux. In this case, the "directory" is /username.
Eh? In unix, you can run a program in any directory, from any directory, no limits, whatsoever. If the program is not in the path (regardless of what directory the program is in, or your current directory) simply use the full path to the program. For Example: If the file "install.sh" is in the current directory, simply type: ./install.sh "." means the current directory in unix speak. You may need to chmod 777 install.sh first, if it's not executable. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
