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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.
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?
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:
Code:
sudo apt-get install wine
Also, .exe program are you trying to run? There may be a good Linux program that does the same thing.
Last edited by CincinnatiKid; 07-31-2010 at 10:44 AM.
Reason: forgot something
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.
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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?
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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
I would first run a 'sudo apt-get -f install' (with no package arguments) before using the update argument. Then, you can install WINE.
Doesn't make sense, you need up-to-date package-lists for ANY other action...
Quote:
Originally Posted by inezgregorio
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?
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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?
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