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latest ubuntu archive mgr won't open any archives downloaded

Asked by dduran1210

i get this error message after downloading aim...:

[/home/ubuntu/Desktop/Install_AIM.exe]
  End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /home/ubuntu/Desktop/Install_AIM.exe or
          /home/ubuntu/Desktop/Install_AIM.exe.zip, and cannot find /home/ubuntu/Desktop/Install_AIM.exe.ZIP, period.

the file is on the desktop !! i go there, click on the file and get this ! also on other archives downloaded onto the desktop.

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Best Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#1

Linux does not natively run any windows exe files. In order to run windows files you will have to run them with a compatibility layer called Wine.
http://www.winehq.org/

If you goal is to use AIM, it can easily be done with a linux client. Please open Pidgin from the menu Applications-> Internet-> Pidgin Instant Messaging.

Then just create an account for AIM.

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

To install wine

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then there are a lot of howto on the net:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/05/18/how-to-install-windows-programs-in-linux-using-wine/
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

Hope this helps

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dduran1210 (dduran1210-gmail) said : 		#3

I appreciate the help a lot. thanks to all.

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dduran1210 (dduran1210-gmail) said : 		#4

Thanks Wyatt Smith, that solved my question.