Java: cannot execute binary file?

Question

I'm trying to install Java on my Linux machine, but I'm getting the following error upon executing the installer:

./install.sfx.5077: cannot execute binary file

I've tried to copy the Java folder from another machine, and I get the same error after executing the "java" binary.

What do you think could be causing this?

Dario · Answer 1 · 2009-10-23 19:31:39Z

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To answer my own question, it appears that I downloaded 64bit version by mistake :/

answered Oct 23 '09 at 19:31

Dario
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	Right, Unix binaries are not usually compatible across platforms. You should update your question with these details to make it useful to others and maybe close it. – nik Oct 23 '09 at 20:19
	ignore nik's comment, it's perfectly fine to answer your own question. you can accept your answer after a couple of days. – quack quixote Oct 23 '09 at 21:40
	Huh. I guess there is no `EBADARCH`, eh? – SamB Dec 10 '10 at 23:06

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