"Can't execute binary file" error

[sonicimpulse]

I'm trying to install the latest j2re on my machine and I get this error when I type

./jre.bin

Any help on this would be great.

[netstrider]

Log in as root (su root) then do this:

chmod a+x jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin

Just make sure that it is the exact same version of JRE you have so change the version accordingly. Then ./jre-1_5_0_10-linux-1586.bin

[sonicimpulse]

./jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin: line 311: ./install.sfx.26289: cannot execute binary file

[soccercisco]

hi,

the error is telling you that you are actually able to execute the file, but it comes to a halt at line 311. This is a dependency problem.

You can try (as root or using sudo) apt-get install sfx (if you're lucky that's the name of the package). If this fails try, (as root or sudo) apt-cache search sfx which will tell you what packages include anything related. And finally, if all else fails:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...tu&btnG=Search
(Googling never fails)

Go to the link above, or google for sfx package Ubuntu

Cheers,