if i install a program in root, how do i start the app again in a "user" non-root account? do i right click the folder in root and change the permissions? what is the ".exe" program called in linux? btw, fedora is nice...
thanks alot

type exit while root... now try 'whoami' -- not root anymore, huh?

.exe = not really any such thing in linux -- *nix does not use extensions like windows...

the similar file is a binary executable, but shell scripts and the likes could also be considered similar, though they are text files, most similar to windows .bat files...

Try running "chmod 755 filename" as root. It will make the file full-permissions (read write execute) to root, and people of non-root group can read and execute, then all others can read and execute also. Good luck.

".exe = not really any such thing in linux -- *nix does not use extensions like windows... "
Mmm, kind of. Executable applications in virtually all cases don't use extensions, but many other files do.


P.S. You may wish to copy the executable application to a public directory on the server, such as /bin/ ... But if it requires many library files and configuration files within the same directory, that's a different story. But for most stand-alone applications, copying to /bin/ works.

You should install programs to /usr/local or /opt. /root is reserved for the root user only.

When you install the program, add the executable to your path by creating a symbolic link to the executable in /usr/bin:

For example, if you installed firefox to /usr/local/firefox, then the above command will be "ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox /usr/bin" You will need to be root to create the link, but then you will be able to execute the application as a normal user.

I hope this helps
--Ian

or not:

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO/fhs.html