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Beginners Questions • Re: I can't install the program via bin file. Why?

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Hello! I installed Debian with KDE Plasma. I didn't set a root password during installation and only created one user. Now, when I try to install the program via the bin file, it says I don't have enough rights. Could you explain why this is happening and how to fix it?
If you didn't set a root password then your user account will be a member of sudo.
That means that any command that needs root permissions is preceded by sudo.
e.g. sudo apt install <package>

bin files are another kettle of fish altogether.
Normally a downloaded bin file will probably not be executable - so you need to change its permissions.
Right click on the file>properties>permissions>check the Execute box
Then right click in the same folder Go to Tools>Open Terminal Here OR right click in blank space in the folder and go down to Open Terminal Here.

Now, to run the file. That depends a lot on what it is and what you expect it to do.
In Konsole try ./filename.bin
That will do whatever it does in your home area.
sudo ./filename.bin will give the binary access to your operating system which may or may not be a good idea - that's up to you.

Statistics: Posted by bin — 2026-02-18 11:24



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