.sh files are shell scripts, you typically run them at the command line. To install Racket using a shell script installer: - open a terminal - type "sh <path-to-the-.sh-installer>", using the right path to the installer (where you downloaded it) and press enter. - Follow the instructions.
Vincent At Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:16:03 +0200, Susanna Trollvad wrote: > > [1 <multipart/alternative (7bit)>] > [1.1 <text/plain; ISO-8859-1 (7bit)>] > I have downloaded the file for linux (ubuntu) and I'm not sure what to do > next. I have no idea what format .sh is or how to use it. > > When I simply click on the downloaded file the computer tries opening it in > a text editor, but fails, and writes the message > > "gedit has not been able to detect the character encoding. > Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file. > Select a character encoding from the menu and try again." > > I have tried choosing both of the "character encodings" from the menu but > none of them work. > > What do I need to do to get the program up and running? > [1.2 <text/html; ISO-8859-1 (quoted-printable)>] > > [2 <text/plain; us-ascii (7bit)>] > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
