How to open .exe files

[Doug_hendrix]

I just got Mandrake 8 and i was wondering how to open a Executable file.

[Wheaty]

.EXE files will only run in Windows. You will have to download a Windows Emulator (ie. WINE) to run Windows applications. Be warned, however, that the emulation is not perfect. Linux is (thankfully) not Windows. :)

[AnimeRPM]

I think he means executables for linuxs,at prompt type ./name in the path of the executable.

[Stween]

If ur meaning a .exe from the windows world, then yeah, Wine is the way to go --http://www.winehq.com/

Its not an ideal solution tho', and for most applications there are very nice linux alternatives - what are you trying to run??

If, however, you are meaning how do u execute a linux binary, then placing it in a directory in your $PATH and just typing the name of it at a command prompt will get it to go (your $PATH will contain names of directories such as /bin , /usr/bin and so forth, and probably /home/[username]/bin)

To avoid having to move the file into another directory, as AnimeRPM says, from the prompt if you are in the correct directory simply typing ./filename will get it to run. Otherwise, type the full path to the executable and it should run...

Hope thats cleared it up for you, and not just made it more confusing :)


Stween