How to install a new application in linux?
Sunday, August 1st, 2010 at
14:34
Whenever i download a new program in my PClinuxOS, it shows it as a ".exe" file but doesn’t open it.For example in my desktop a file lies as "AdbeRdr920_en_US.exe" but when i try to open it they ask me which application to open it with and shows a bunch of applications already installed by linux only.
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.exe’s are for windows only, they will not run natively in linux,
what program are you trying to install ?,
i guess its adobe reader – no need, you already have a pdf reader enabled
pclinuxos is built from mandriva linux, it uses rpm’s as the packages,
it also uses the aptitude package management via synaptic,
(people associate synaptic and apt with ubuntu and mint, this is a error made by people who do not understand how to install or remove software from linux, you cannot use .deb packages – which are debian, you use rpm’s which are redhat)
you will have a large S in your system tray, this is synaptic, click on it,
you will be asked for your ROOT password not your user password,
once open click reload
mark all upgrades and apply
once its finished you will have access to over 7000 pieces of software,
what you want will be there, just search and mark for install (and all dependancies)
i’ll check back later
"exe" files are applications for Windows. To install applications in Linux, the easiest way is to use a package manager such as synaptic or yum, whichever is installed in that Linux distribution.
First of all why do you use pclinuxos. Its not a very good distro choice for new users. Try ubuntu. Also exe files are for windows. Adobe reader for linux can be downloaded online from a .deb or rpm file