i have been trying to open up a program i download.program is unetbooting. on windows you simply open the download. on Linux all these windows pop up. can someone please tell me how to open a download program to use it. please say it in old man understandable terms.

Take a look at
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
It explains how to install and use unetbootin in linux.

Kind regards

that's where i got download from. thats little help. if i open the downloads goes to choose application. no idea what they mean. then big list opens up of app. have no idea which one to open to download.

At the top of the page, click the
download for linux button.
It will download the file
Choose safe to disk.
Then follow the instructions on the page to install in linux.

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when you open up the download. it says choose an app. then you press choose a long list comes up. i have no idea how to choose right program.

Did you even read the page?

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yes i did read. but when Ur new to computers that's makes no sense at all.

Right click on the file
goto
Then double click the file to start it.

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what is it with you high tech people. that you cant explain something in plain English.i red your last reply. i right click download. it opens with open or open file. nothing like you said in last reply.

Did you already downloaded the file?

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Which distro are you using?

The preferred way to install software in linux is using your package manager. Different distros use different programs for this, but the idea is the same in all of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system

A "package" in linux is roughly equivalent to an .exe file in windows.

You almost never download a program directly from the program's site in linux. And those times you do, it is frequently distributed as the source code, which must be compiled to run on the computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_build

So, to install a program in Ubuntu, for example, you can either go to Add/Remove Software in your menu, search unetbootin, and install, or from a terminal enter
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

Unetbootin is a little different, because they distribute a binary file that doesn't need to be compiled first. So you can download that from their site and run it. However, in order to do so, you need to make tell your system that it's ok to run the program. This is done by setting the executable flag on the file, which is the command mentioned above
http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/..._ugfilesp.html

yes have download file. i,m using peppermint Linux. try to get usb drive so i can change to Ubuntu.

Open a filemanager and right click on the file.

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Peppermint is based on Ubuntu, I believe, so try installing with

i really thank everyone for trying to help. but what is code. what i need is a way for someone to explain how to open a file in peppermint Linux. no high tech. please explain . in simple terms.all i want is to open a file and put unetinboot on my Linux system.