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How can I run package like"*.exe"

Asked by GIORGOS ANTONIADIS

How can I run a package with ending " *.srt.wkv.exe" in ubuntu 12.04 or14.04?

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#1

IMPORTANT: Do not execute .exe file from untrusted sources! If in doubt, the source should be considered untrsuted!

The file seem to be an archive with auto-extractor for Windows. It is possible but very risky to run this in the Windows emulator wine. Also it is possible to extract the archive when you found out which compression program was used.

Running
file filename
might give a clue.

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GIORGOS ANTONIADIS (mi-giaki) said : 		#2

Related to #25195 question.The file is compressed (rar) with "Big bang theory" subtitles in greeks.In Win7 " Avira antivirus" and also "Comodo"do not let me run it, saying it has "Adware plugin" low risk.

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Best Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#3

You should try:
- open it with the archive manager
- install the package unrar and run in Terminal
  unrar x filename
- you can also try "rar" instead of "unrar". It's an alternative program.

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GIORGOS ANTONIADIS (mi-giaki) said : 		#4

Thanks Thomas Krüger, that solved my question.