Re: st: Installation for linux "cannot execute binary file"

[Nick Mosely <mosely@uw.edu>]

I tried:
sudo ./stinit
Syntax error: unterminated quoted string

Is this a problem with the file? Of so, how do I fix?

On 2/22/11, Phil Clayton <philclayton@internode.on.net> wrote:
> It's a while ago now, but I am pretty sure I installed and authenticated
> mine as root:
>
> sudo mkdir /usr/local/stata11
> cd /usr/local/stata11
> sudo sh /media/Stata/install
> sudo ./stinit
>
> Phil
>
> On 23/02/2011, at 7:56 AM, Nick Mosely wrote:
>
>> Dear _all,
>>
>> I am installing stata onto Ubuntu for linux an am having trouble
>> authenticating the license.
>> So far I have run from the command line with the stata cd in the tray:
>> sudo mkdir /usr/local/stata11
>> cd /usr/local/stata11
>> sh /media/Stata/install
>> selected linux as the operating system
>> selected 64-bit stata for linux on x86-64, dynamically linked (I have
>> an AMD 64-bit Athalon)
>> I am now prompted to run the license installer. Type:
>> ./stinit
>> I receive the message:
>> bash: ./stinit: cannot execute binary file
>> I tried changing the permissions:
>> sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/stata11
>> Still no dice. Does anyone have any advice?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Nick
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