[SOLVED] How to open .lnk file in Linux?

hack3rcon · 10-25-2015, 05:29 AM

Hello.
How can I open .lnk file in Linux?

Tnx.

TobiSGD · 10-25-2015, 05:45 AM

You don't. lnk files are Microsoft's version of symbolic links and only work in Windows Explorer.

syg00 · 10-25-2015, 05:46 AM

Asks a lot of questions, doesn't appear to make a lot of effort.

oldtechaa · 10-25-2015, 06:31 AM

No offense, hack3rcon, but the posts I've seen of your 580 all have seemed fairly simple questions. Some of these could be easier solved by googling or troubleshooting/learning yourself.

hack3rcon · 10-25-2015, 06:42 AM

I did google and some Ubuntu pages told me that it is for Windows but I want to know can I find a way for open it? Someone recommended Wine.

273 · 10-25-2015, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hack3rcon

I did google and some Ubuntu pages told me that it is for Windows but I want to know can I find a way for open it? Someone recommended Wine.

The reason all the Ubuntu pages said was it was for Windows is because:

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

You don't. lnk files are Microsoft's version of symbolic links and only work in Windows Explorer.

You don't open .lnk files because there's nothing to open. They're usually only a few bytes in size and contain something like a bit of binary data and a path in text (I don't recall exactly as it's been a long time since I looked at one) and they don't do anything but point to another file. Without the file they link to they're useless.
The Wikipedia article on shortcuts should help explain in more detail.

hack3rcon · 10-25-2015, 06:55 AM

Thank you.

ondoho · 10-25-2015, 04:14 PM

have you tried something like this:

Code:

 cat "Internet Explorer.lnk"

RaceQuest · 02-07-2018, 08:52 PM

If you are looking to open lnk file types that are shortcuts to folders or file shares in mixed windows and linux network this is discussed in this thread and a few others.

dennisrogers · 07-03-2020, 11:08 AM

I've found that some .lnk files also include the file they're link to within them. In particular I found a mkv.lnk file. If you use a windows emulator, like vmware, these files appear as the linked to (.mkv) file. Coping this file back to linux results in the original (.mkv) file.

TB0ne · 07-03-2020, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dennisrogers

I've found that some .lnk files also include the file they're link to within them. In particular I found a mkv.lnk file. If you use a windows emulator, like vmware, these files appear as the linked to (.mkv) file. Coping this file back to linux results in the original (.mkv) file.

Please take note of closed thread datess; this original thread was opened five years ago, and it had bee closed for two, before you reopened it.