how do I install .run in debian linux?

Question

I'm at the driver installation phase of installing linux on my old laptop. How do I go about installing a .run file I downloaded from nvidia.com? If it helps, I have an asus m50vm and am attempting to run debian squeeze 32 bit.

Answer 1

Open a terminal. CD to the directory it is in. Type the following exactly: sudo ./*.run . That will execute everything which ends in .run (*.run) which is in this directory (./) with root privileges. Assuming you have your user id in the /etc/sudoers file. If not su to root type visudo put it in and practice safe computing.

Answer 2

In case you are now not going to do dual boot, download and burn the Debian internet installer CD. It is going to install the full variant of Debian to your rough pressure directly from the Debian Repository. You don't must tell it what to load. I've loaded Debian a number of occasions on computer systems this way.

Answer 3

".run" files are usually just shell scripts open a terminal and navigate the the directory you have the file in. Use "chmod +x " to make it executable, the run it via the command line "./" (may need so use sudo)



Depending on how old the laptop is and what your doing with it, it may not be worth installing the proprietary drivers.

Answer 4

Simply



./filename.run