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downloaded but can't open and install exe files

Asked by JUNKASAUL on 2007-01-18

new to computers, downloaded an exe file tried to open but a pop up said i don't have the software to open that kind of file. can you walk me through it? please

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu yelp Edit question

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Solved by:: JUNKASAUL

Solved:: 2007-01-18

Last query:: 2007-01-18

Last reply:: 2007-01-18

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Mariano Mara (marplatense) said on 2007-01-18:

You cannot easily execute an .exe file in Ubuntu (GNU/Linux for the matter) because they're propietary files for windows. They don't work in GNU/Linux
If you need to use the program that .exe represents you have 2 easy options:
1- check in the program's web page (or ask who gave it to you) if there's a GNU/Linux version of the same program.
2- install wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) in your machine and try to execute it in wine. It's not always possible.