.exe files
 

I'm trying to install some software but i can't run them cause i don't have windows. i tried to install WINE, but my computer said no... how can i run .exe?

the computer said no? As this isn't a drab BBC sketch show, but real life, you'll need to provide some useful information on that. Ultimately though, fix whatever problem you have, then use wine.

Are you on Ubuntu like your icon by your post suggests? If so, how did you try to install it? Try this if you haven't already:

Also, .exe program are you trying to run? There may be a good Linux program that does the same thing.

What .exe files are you trying to run?

Remember: LINUX IS NOT WINDOWS!!!! Windows programs generally DO NOT work with Linux unless you have Wine.

And even if you are trying to load a Windows executable using Linux, there may be alternatives to that specific program that run on Linux. If you are trying to install M$ Office, Adobe Photoshop, iTunes, Internet Explorer, Windows Movie Maker or Nero: All these apps have open source alternatives that work with Linux.

Here are some examples:

apt:/openoffice.org

apt:/gimp

apt:/rhythmbox

apt:/firefox

apt:/pitivi

apt:/brasero

Ok, there are basically 3 different kinds of .exe files, all of them are usable on linux to some extent:

- DOS executables: Use dosemu or dosbox for them
- win32 (native) binaries: Run them using wine
- .NET assemblies: They should work using mono

installing wine
 

Ok, i tried to install WINE, but, first the terminal said:

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
libmpg123-0 libopenal1 wine1.2-gecko cabextract icoutils
ttf-mscorefonts-installer winbind

even though, i said yes and then this happened

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

and I don't know what's missing...

This looks like APT output ...

Try 'aptitude update', looks like your local package repository lists are outdated.

I would first run a 'sudo apt-get -f install' (with no package arguments) before using the update argument. Then, you can install WINE.

"
ines@ines-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for ines:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
wisotool winetricks ttf-symbol-replacement
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
ines@ines-laptop:~$ aptitude update
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Couldn't lock list directory..are you root?
"

and some more information,
sorry for not writing every information at once, but i only know what you need to know after asked:

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010 and supported until April 2013.
I'm trying ti install a camera wich installation doesn't run without the .exe files

thanks

what kind of camera? You'll probably find there are plenty of better ways to use it than with wine if you properly explain what it is.

Doesn't make sense, you need up-to-date package-lists for ANY other action...

Any administrative task needs superuser permissions, so if you are not running as root, try "sudo aptitude update" -- this is the standard way to execute superuser commands in ubuntu.

Exactly. The .exe exists because windows does not know how to deal with the device. It is quite likely that a driver for linux is already installed on your system. Have you tried connecting the camera? Does anything happen if you do?

ines@ines-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude update
(...)
Err http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Unable to connect to pt.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Unable to connect to pt.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Reading package lists... Done

I tried to connect the camera, but nothing happened