What is a .bundle file and how do I run it?
6 Answers
.bundle is also used by Git. If you have a Git bundle, use Git to checkout from the bundle. It is basically just a remote repository residing on your filesystem.
VMWare Workstation for Linux is delivered as a .bundle file. It begins with a shell script, and can be run with
sudo sh ./myFile.bundle(after making it executable with chmod +x ./myFile.bundle)
You can use more to see the shell script at the beginning of the file.
The .bundle file extension references:
At FILEext -- Bundle (Plug-ins and Add-ons)
The BUNDLE file type is primarily associated with 'OS X' by Apple Inc.. Used for various plug-in and add-on features for OS X. BUNDLE files sometimes contain .PLUGIN files in Mac OS X.
Other applications associated with file type BUNDLE:
iMovie 3 (Plug-in Bundle) by Apple Inc.At FileInfo -- Mac OS X Application Plug-in
You could also get a Linux installable for VMWare as a
.bundlefile.
Ubuntu forum reference to work with that.
File Type: Mac OS X Application Plug-in
Bundle file or plug-in that adds extra features to the operating system or an application in Mac OS X; examples include support for audio and video cards, custom printer filters, extensions for Dreamweaver, and additional effects in iMovie.
Most bundle files can be found within the /System/Library directory; others are stored in application or applications support folders.
NOTE: Bundle files are referenced by the programs below and should not be opened manually.
Program(s) that open bundle files:
Mac OS Mac OS Apple Mac OS X (operating system)
Adobe CS3 programs
Microsoft Office programs
Perl engine
A .bundle file is an execute file for linux to install a program. A way to install this file extensions is:
sudo bash filenameFor example:
sudo bash myinstaller.bundleIn additional to the other, more common, more helpful answers here;
Try to open the *.bundle file with a plain-text editor as some applications export several files at once and insert the content of all files into a single bundle file.
