How do I extract the a RPM file from a bin file? (Redhat Linux)

[LastStop]

So I go to sun.com and dl the JRE for Redhat and it's a .Bin file. How do I go about installing the RPM if it' has a .bin extension and that KDE doesn't recognize it?

 

[manly]

The .bin file is just a tar/gzipped file wrapped in a shell script. Set the file executable and run it to decompress the Java2 RE (into the current directory). For example:

# Unpack as user
$ chmod u+x /path/to/j2sdk-1.4.0_01.bin
$ mkdir /tmp/j2sdk-1.4.0
$ cd /tmp/j2sdk-1.4.0
$ ./j2sdk-1.4.0_01.bin

# Install as system JRE as privileged user
$ su
# mv /tmp/j2sdk-1.4.0 /usr/local
# chown -R root.root /usr/local/j2sdk-1.4.0

Only thing left is to add /usr/local/j2sdk-1.4.0/bin to your users' PATH or build environment. Installing the Java2 Plugin into your web browser is a separate, optional step as well.

You can download an .rpm version (not the .bin) but historically the .rpm offers minimal advantages.

 

[EmperorRob]

I think the .bin jre I d/l-ed from Sun was just a EULA which prompted yes or no as options and when you choose yes it deflates into an RPM. Then you can take it from there.

 

[LastStop]

How exactly do I run the script file? I double click it and nothing happens.

 

[Abzstrak]

How exactly do I run the script file? I double click it and nothing happens.

Linux is not a GUI, stop using the GUI and use the CLI... you may need to chmod it if not executable

 

[ParagonX]

I'm a linux newbie myself so i may be wrong here...

you need to go into the shell first of all and 'cd' into the directory the file is in...

then: chmod 755 file.bin
then: ./file.bin

 

[TonyRic]

Using chmod in 1 way but a little more clunky than using:

sh file.rpm.bin

edit: I believe Sun has the instructions on how to install this on their web site.