Need help please

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:30:09 -0800 (PST)
Tom Masterson <kd7cyu at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know this is probably off topic but I and my colleagues are very 
> confused.  I am using ubuntu 11.10 fully updated.  I have a program that 
> installs to a subdirectory of /opt.  It comes up in a "ls -l" with 
> -rwxr-xr-x permissions.  When I try to run it either as myself or as sudo 
> I get a "file or directory does not exist" error.  As I say al list and 
> even the file command say it is there and executable.  Any ideas?
> 
> Tom
> 

I suggest using a  
cd /opt/directory_with_executable

and if that fails
to let the application work, try running it in terminal with 

sh PROGRAM

after using cd to get to the directory. This often works, since the
error you are getting is either because the program is not in the path
or requires teh sh in front to let the script work correctly.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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