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How do you run a Linux program from a .bin package?
Alright, Linuxians, I unpacked a tarball for the program I wanted, everything went fine and it produced the .bin file. When I double-click on the .bin file, it takes me to the package installer, that says the package is successfully installed. How do I actually run the program? I assume I'm looking for an .exe somewhere. I looked in usr/local/bin and usr/local/man and didn't see anything matching there. How do I actually run the program? I'm using Lubuntu. Thanks.
Ah, yep, you're right. I meant .deb, not .bin. Sorry. What I have is a .deb.
5 Answers
- Anonymous6 years agoFavorite Answer
with apt-get, dpkg or aptitude
example: sudo dpkg -i "DEB_PACKAGE"
- NeerpLv 76 years ago
.bin are NOT just for windows, but many linux programs come in a .bin package
If the .bin file you executed was an installer (and many are), then it installed something. However, linux programs usually have no extension. Unlike windows which likes to use a bazillion extensions for everything under the sun, Linux does not need to do this. A .bin installer for Linux would very rarely create one or more .exe (I only know of one that does, and it comes with it's own version of wine also).
Look in: /usr/local/bin, /usr/bin, /bin, /usr/lib or /usr/lib64.
Or try to execute your program from the menu, or the console.
- jerry tLv 76 years ago
sudo dpkg -i filename.deb should install the package and then you can run it from the menu or command line.
- Anonymous6 years ago
.bin and .exe files are for Windows
- Anonymous6 years ago
By being a tall white guy.
