[Gllug] Problems installing strange things

[matthew at thenut.demon.co.uk]

On 12 Jul, Davies Sue wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm hoping someone can help.  I'm trying to install what I believe to be a
> Jinitiator, that's what it said on the download site anyway.  Oracle don't
> advertise a Jinitiator for Linux but Netscape had one.  The problem is it's
> extensions are rpm.bin and I'm at a loss on here as to how to install it.
> It's probably one of the most simple things but I can't find any information
> on it or work it out.  I'd be grateful for any help you can give

Of course, the first thing you should do in this case is 'file
XXX.rpm.bin' which will tell you what type of file it is.

Then you can decide whether to run it or install it with rpm

Matthew

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