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Execute a installed windows program

Asked by Marcio Mendonça

I have a bunch of Windows program files without installers. I need run this programs in Ubuntu. This programs are in a FAT volume. When I try to run then with Wine I got this message:

The file '/media/XXXXXXXXXXXX/Program Files (x86)/XXXXXX.exe' is not marked as executable. If this was downloaded or copied from an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to run. For more details, read about the executable bit.

The help text tell me to make the file executable in properties, but when I check the property, the system uncheck it.

In a system with the word FREEDOM is so important, this feature looks very dictatorial. If i own the system then I choose what I run, right?

Tell what I can do for solve this, please.

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Phil Krämer (man0riax) said : 		#1

I believe the problem is that you have to use super user rights to change the file properties in this case. Just open a terminal, type "sudo nautilus", navigate to the file, right-click and try to set the permissions again. It should work this way.

Another note on executing Windows programs: Take a look at [1] before you attempt to install programs. There you can see whether they run in Ubuntu or not, though I have to say that this strongly depends on your own system.

[1] http://appdb.winehq.org/

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#2

what do you mean by it does not have installers?

are you trying to run a program that is already installed in windoze? if so, you will not be able to run it on any system. to be able to run any program, you need to install it to set up various hooks into the operating system.

there, however, are portable apps that do not need to be installed to be able to be run. however, these are few and far between.

specifically, what program are you trying to run?

as to your remark about FREEDOM, linux is a different operating system that windoze. just as the MAC OS is different from windoze. you can't run mac programs under windoze and vice versa, unless the manufacturer specifically wrote the program for the different operating systems. however, in linux, you can run some windoze programs if you install wine and you need the installers to do that.

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noone (noone12-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

.EXE files you downloaded from the internet are not marked as executable for system security.
.EXE files from an external drives for example should be executable (I think so.. don't take my word!)
You should mark a file as executable ONLY if you trust the publisher! To mark a file as executable right click it, click Properties, click the permissions tab, and finally check the checkbox for letting the file being executable (sorry for not having the exact strings - my system isn't in English.) - click okay and you're done - the .EXE file should be executable!
**Just remember - Linux is Linux - not windows - it's not supposed to run Windows applications! If you're new at Linux you should come with the approach to try new things - and not stay with the same! I recommend you to try to look for Linux alternatives first before running Windows apps, and keep wine for the one program you must have for job, and the game you need to pass some time. I'm sure you'll find Linux alternatives nice and most of the times better(!), because of the large variety of options. But as you said FREEDOM is the keyword of Linux - so you can do as you wish!**

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