[racket] Installing

I've got it working now. Thanks for the advice.


2011/9/2 John Clements <clements at brinckerhoff.org>

>
> On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Vincent St-Amour wrote:
>
> > .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.
>
> Also keep in mind that if you want to install it in a public location,
> you'll need to have the right privileges.  This often involves running the
> installer as root, e.g.:
>
> sudo sh <path-to-the-.sh-installer>
>
> John Clements
>
> >
> > 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)>]
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