File opening with Ubuntu

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mikepro55

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I downloaded aMSN on ubuntu, but when I click on the file it brings up the text viewer...?? Is there something I don't know?
 
in that case you want to open terminal and type:

Code: 
sh nameofprogram.bin
[/code

You will probably need sudo in front of that as well.

If you have any more problems then your best bet is http://ubuntuforums.org
 
Because MS has made them dumb by spoon feeding them.

Back in the days of MS-DOS it was a lot more complicated.

You most likely use Linux every day anyway when searching for things ;)
 
you could right click it and go to properties and click permissions and hit execute or something like that. or like chmod 774 /folder/nameofwhatever.bin
 
Simon@Linux said:
Because MS has made them dumb by spoon feeding them.

Back in the days of MS-DOS it was a lot more complicated.

You most likely use Linux every day anyway when searching for things ;)
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With windows NT you had to always use full absolute file paths, which was annoying as hell.

if its a .bin or a .sh you need to run it as a shell script

if its a .deb or a .rpm you can install it with the gui typically since those are made into installable packages via your package manager

gee, i wonder why more people don't use linux!?
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How does this comment even help the original poster?
 
brianmay27 said:
you could right click it and go to properties and click permissions and hit execute or something like that. or like chmod 774 /folder/nameofwhatever.bin
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That is very odd, because when you download a file under a user name it gives that user ownership. Ownership always = r-w-x unless you specifically change it I thought.

Hmm must be a security measure I suppose, so things don't self execute.
 
brianmay27 said:
no it is usaly rw. not rwx

edit. mostly.
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I have very rarely ever had to chmod permissions on applications I install or download, because I am the owner by default. I can't think of one, but the last application I installed on my linux box was webmin and I just compiled the install directly in the terminal with out changing any permissions.

I don't use debian based distros that often it could be something they do specifically. I typically use Red Hat based distros.
 
WOOT!!!! sorry love red hat. (dad worked w/ them kinda have to love them :D) but it may be me but i have to chmod a lot
 
I guess if you drag n drop self contained applications already compiled you may have to chmod them.....

Just curious, who is the owner of the program you installed. if you do an ls -al to the directory the application lives in, it will display the owner.
 
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