Guest Fuhzy Wuzzie Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 OK, I finally got Java to install. It made me do: chmod a+x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin in order for the install to work. I couldn't just go to the directory of the bin, then do ./ Are all programs like this? What does chmod a+x even mean? Could this be the same problem I am having with my ATI drivers and my NForce drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 As you already know, there is something wrong with your root account. This makes any diagnosis or fix impossible unless we could guess as to what happened. chmod is a way of setting permissions on a file. Generally, such files as what yopu are listing here need root permissions. I cannot explain why root works for you in this case but not in others. Something is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamS Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 What does chmod a+x even mean?Could this be the same problem I am having with my ATI drivers and my NForce drivers? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chmod a+x means: change permissions for all users (a) and add (+) making it executable (x). AFAIK the java install instructions always require that command, so it has nothing to do with anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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