I am a complete newbie with Linux-Mandrake and Linux all together. I have downloaded the installation .bin file and have no clue as what to do with it. Please HELP!!! Have had linux about a week and no documentation, so am seeking help.

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just kidding....
I'm new to linux too...
but I do know that you need to go to the shell .... then go to the limewire directory ... type sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin ... and it will install if you have a JVM installed ... but then that's why I'm here.

a different noob this time

I know for a fact that mandrake (8.2) doesn't come with j2re, you'll have to download and install that first (java.sun.com), then you'll have to modify your .bash_profile so it can find it. Otherwise when you try to install you'll just get a bunch of errors.

how do you modify the bash?

Open .bash_profile in your favorite editor such as vi or gedit and add these lines.

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4/bin
export PATH

Replace /usr/local/j2sdk1.4/bin with the directory where you installed your SDK. You can test it by running ". .bashprofile" or "source .bash_profile" (don't type the quotes) or opening a new shell. Then type "java -version" to make sure it's running Sun's 1.4 runtime and not Kaffe or Blackdown. If it's not Sun's version, type "which java" and rename that java binary, then test it again.

If you want the SDK bin directory in the path for all users on your computer, edit /etc/profile as root and add PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4/bin to the file. Then you don't need the entry in .bash_profile.

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4/bin ;
export PATH

all that was missing was the "semi colon" to add the directory to your PATH.

Then you can type "echo $PATH" to see if the directory was added!