JFTP software-trying to install a .bin file(solved)

Normally a quick double click will make kpackage manager pop up to install the file. Have you tried that? This file is a system file and you will probably have to be root to install it.
Log in to konsole and type su and it will ask you for the root password after that cd to the directory you have the file in and ./jftp4_0_linux_vm.bin should install it. If not then you can try the chmod routine. But as root it should install without that. You might try a fast double click first though kpackage will ask for root password before it will install it anyway.

jim

.bin, .sh, and binary files are a little bit different to open than a regular RPM or DEB installer. You can't simply open them with the KPackage Manager. You do not need to be root to install a program using a binary installer.

Let's say Lisa that you're username is lisa (i'm assuming here). Since you are a user and not a root then you need to open the konsole and run the binary.

http://kb.tafusion.org/link.php?id=62
That is an article that shows you an installer using just a user (not root).

But let's say we look at just you. Open the Konsole by going to KStartMenu > System > Terminal Program (Konsole)

Now follow my commands below for YOUR user. I am also assuming that you have this installer on your desktop. Remember that these commands are CASE-SENSITIVE.

lisa@1[~]$ cd Desktop/
lisa@1[Desktop]$ sh jftp4_0_linux_vm.bin
Verifying Archive Integrity...

There you have it. That's how you run binary files as a user. If you were logged in as the root then all you would have to do is simply open the file like you tried as a user. And instead of opening KWrite it will execute the file as the root user.

The cool thing about binary installers is they are compatable with ALL linux distro's whether it be RedHat based (like SuSE 10) or Debian based (like MEPIS 6).

Write more if needed.
SAM

Oh, I was hoping I wouldn't have to ask you this, Sam, for it's just another sign of my ignorance.

The question I ask is, what installer?

"and have downloaded one of the the Linux specific installer",

and I see you assumed I already had the installer on my desktop. I don't. I need hand-holding through this, I'm afraid.

When I type in what you suggested in Konsole using my real user name, it says file not found. Looks like I need to take ten steps back.

Again, thanks for your time as well as others that can help me through this.

Lisa

I think you are confused by terminoligy , the file you downloaded is an installable file. Another thing to be aware of is linux uses explicit paths . I dont know what folder you downloaded the file to But i will give you an example lets say for instance its in your /home/lisa/Share folder. After you log into the konsole and type su that means you want to continue what you are doing as root or super user so after you give it root password you are logged in as root. cd means change directory. In our example it would be cd /home/lisa/Shared. Once you have the proper folder you just execute the file ./jfto4_0_linux_vm.bin or sh ./jftp4_0_linux_vm.bin then you are off and running hopefully. Usually file not found means you are not in the right folder or you made a type-o so you need to look at the file and make sure the name is correct. Another thing in konsole after each command you have to hit the enter key to make it happen mouse dont usually work in konsole. Allso if you notice the example the S in the Shared folder is upper case , if thats the way it is in the directory tree you will have to type it upper case to cd to that folder. Yell if any thing is not clear.

jim

Also don't forget to use TAB for autocompletion, this way you reduce the risk of mistyping the name of the file

So type:
sh jftp [and press TAB to complete the name] press 2 times if there are more alternatives, then press Enter.

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Thank you so much, Sam, Jim, and Adrian! I apprediate your descriptive help with this as it enabled me to install the software.

What threw me is in Konsole, when it asked for root password, I typed it in and nothing shows up in text as I type. I hit enter, and it's accepted.

I'm so glad command lines are so forgiving, for I had to type several times to get it right. But it the end, I got it. The only error was a simple one:

"Warning: Cannot convert string "-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-140-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct"

I'm new at learning my home file structure. It asked where to put JFTP, and I let it install it in /root/jftp.

Hugs to each of you! I appreciate the time you took with me to help explain it all. Don't you just hate those pleas for help, "But where do I type it?!!!"

Cheerio,

Lisa

On a side note, I downloaded that large MB driver file for Canon printers that Sam suggested, and I can't find where it put it. It's in here somewhere. Well, I'm always misplacing things-Ha!

I may be wrong about this but i think the other driver will work better it is made specifically for Debian and the guy that wrote them stated the canon co. drivers were way too complicated or overblown and he had doubts about them. I would follow the url M_pav provided in that post and check it out before you install. I installed them in wifes rig and they work fine on her pixima4000.

jim

Hello Jim,

Thanks for pointing me to that Japanese fellow's sight on Canon printer drivers. I looked it over a week ago, and didn't see iP3000, but this time I did. The printer driver I am using now is just so-so after giving it a week's trial.

You have to shake your head and laugh when the fellow stated under Known Bugs: "Another problem is that pstocanonbj provided by Canon did not work at all. I had to make an original version. My program is much simpler, and has enough function. I don't know why Canon made such a complicated filter . "

Thank you, Mr. Miyoshi!

Cheerio,

Lisa

Yeah those statements hung in my head and made me doubt the quality of Canons drivers. I think you will find his drivers work well and hes willing if time permits to buld drivers for other products made by canon i presume. Seemed like a well intergrated setup i couldnt tell the diffrence between sources when installed they just jumped alongside the rest. Have fun with them .

jim

Thanks for this information. It works fine. Josef