How do you install a Shell Script?

[jacatone]

I downloaded a tar.gz file of Crossover and after opening that up, I'm left with a sh or Shell Script that opened in Kate. What do I do next with this thing? Thanks.

[Snowhog]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

If in fact it's a shell script, you need to make it executable. The command, in a konsole shell, is:

chmod +x scriptname

[jacatone]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

Tried that and got the following result:

jacatone@Dell:~/Desktop$ chmod +x install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh
chmod: changing permissions of `install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh': Operation not permitted
jacatone@Dell:~/Desktop$ chmod +x install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh
chmod: changing permissions of `install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh': Operation not permitted

jacatone@Dell:~/Desktop$ sudo chmod +x install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh
Password:
jacatone@Dell:~/Desktop$

I guess using sudo doesn't work either. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.

[opie]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

"I guess using sudo doesn't work either"

You guess or you know . It looks like the sudo worked. You won't get feedback on the command. Do a ls -l on the directory and copy and paste the left part of the line that gives info on the script file(the part with the hyphens and rw such as -rw-r-- etc.)

Is this file actually in your Desktop directory? The error suggests yes, but I want to be sure. That is the directory you are working from in the info you gave.

[Snowhog]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

opie is correct. sudo chmod +x install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh is correct, and you don't get feedback if all went well.

[jacatone]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

I did what you said Snowhog and didn't get any feedback, so I assume it's installed. How do I launch this program, though? I tried typing crossover in both Konsole and Run Command and got nothing.

Why wouldn't this program be available as a .deb file. What's the advantage of using a script file? Thanks.

[Snowhog]

Re: How do you install a Shell Script?

I did what you said Snowhog and didn't get any feedback, so I assume it's installed.

If all you did was the chmod +x install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh, then no, it isn't installed. This command made the install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh executable. Once that was done, you should then, in a console shell, in the directory where the install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh was saved, type:

install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh

That will execute the install-crossover-pro-6.0.0.sh and should install the program.