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[gtoman]

i'm running ubuntu 6.0. i downloaded Limewire music program and theres a folder on my desktop. i opened it and saw Limewire.exe and tried to open it but it gives me an error msg saying it can't display it. i have no idea which of the other folders i need to open to install the program so i can download music. i'm new to ubuntu so i need some help on how to install and use new software programs.
thanks, Jim

[dkeav]

you dont, limeware is a java application just call the limewire.jar with java -jar

[Davy]

it sounds like what you have is a program that will only work under windows or with wine or vmware (two other programs)

what you need to do is go to limewire's website and and download the linux version of limewire.

like dkeav said, you need java. use synaptic to install java and then install limewire.