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Old 01-07-2010, 04:46 PM   #1
cordell cromwell
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i want to play fulltiltpoker on ubuntu but can't get it to run


i have been trying to play fulltiltpoker on ubuntu, but when i download it and try to run itsays" failed to execute child process'/home/cordell/downloads/fulltiltSetup.exe"permission denied".how do i get it to run?
 
Old 01-07-2010, 04:57 PM   #2
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Is the program designed to run on Linux? ( The .exe extension says probably not.) You may need to install WINE or CrossOver.

Taking the error message at face value, you would need to set execute permissions. (In a terminal, "sudo chmod +x filename")
 
Old 01-07-2010, 05:58 PM   #3
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Dunno about fulltiltpoker, but I was able to run Pokerstars on linux via WINE.
 
  


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