I'm trying to install my first API/library and I'm having problems getting the JMF installation to run on Linux. I went to the JMF download page, grabbed the linux version jmf-2_1_1e-linux-i586.bin, ran from the command line, 
asdf@asdf:~/dev/java$ bash ./jmf-2_1_1e-linux-i586.bin
and got back...
LFI# 129621/Form ID#011801
 
 
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no] 
yes
 
Permit recording from an applet? (see readme.html) [yes or no] 
yes
 
Permit writing local files from an applet? (recommend no, see readme.html) [yes or no] 
yes
Unpacking...
tail: cannot open `+309' for reading: No such file or directory
Extracting...
./install.sfx.11997: line 1: ==: No such file or directory
./install.sfx.11997: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
./install.sfx.11997: line 3: `5���3��n�N�_�^����[UQU599��;����r���Ѣ_‡���KQQR�����rqp����"���hj��W�jYn�d!���������L���Lŕ^	 88�$���ծ��,����iѭ����V~�mn.�7w^�‹�,�;M��`�򕖑A$D����� @	ɺ�wA'
I don't think that went too well. Any suggestions?
Thanks.