Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

[bwakkie]

After downloading the package I just do

 chmod 777 Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install ‍

and run

./Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install‍

it just doesn't work.

I have a 64 bit machine with ubuntu 9.10 virtualized in a kvm, does that matter?

if I do /bin/sh Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install

I get the following error:

Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected‍

If I execute the same install file on my gentoo host the installer starts. What is missing in the Ubuntu 9.10?

[schwank]

FWIW, I have this exact issue in the x86 version of Ubuntu 10.04 Server… can't add ia32-libs as it is not in any standard repo. But I assume it should not be as I am running x86?

$sh Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install
Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Output of 'uname -a':
Linux linuxapp 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

[jrock2004]

I had the same error and I got it fixed by doing as root as follows:

chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

then:

sh ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

I got the installer and everything. I hope this helps. I am using Ubuntu 10.10

[scottcarson]

I tried jrock's solution and still have the same "Syntax error".

I'm on Kubuntu 10.10, so I tried "apt-get install alfresco-community" with both lucid and maverick partner repos - no packages found

I wonder if it has to do with Java? I ask because 10.10 uses OpenJava (which I removed and replaced with sun-java6 from the partner repos)?

[scottcarson]

Solution!

1.) download from alfresco wiki
2.) chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin
3.) ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin