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Master of Reality:
how do i install a .bin file?
Calum:
good question, hopefully somebody (i suspect VoidMain) will answer it!
Master of Reality:
being the computer guru that i am, i figured it out easily.
./[file].bin
voidmain:
That's another one that bites n00bs in the but. By default "." (current directory) is not part of your PATH like it is in Windows. This is a security feature and a good practice. You *can* however add "." to your PATH if you aren't too concerned about there being other users on your system that you may be concerned about dropping a trojan in on you. I suggest adding it as the last thing in your PATH if you do (in your ~/.bashrc file). That way you don't actually have to type "./" in front of the filename you are trying to run in the current directory.
Calum:
ehm, i think typing a dot and a slash is a fair price to pay for security...
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