"run" command??

[mltom]

Windows has a 'run' cmd to use on a downloaded .exe file.
What would be Xubuntu 7.10 equvlant?

(downloaded 'pokerstars' & install)

tks
tom
p.s. when I try to add a 'smile icon', it puts periods after my name??

[bingoUV]

Windows has a 'run' cmd to use on a downloaded .exe file.
What would be Xubuntu 7.10 equvlant?

(downloaded 'pokerstars' & install)

tks
tom
p.s. when I try to add a 'smile icon', it puts periods after my name??

I don't quite understand you. Have you downloaded pokerstars and want to install it? What kind of a file is it? .exe file? .deb? source? .rpm?

[Koori23]

as far as running commands using the "run" like Windows. The program is called xfrun4 and it can be accessed by using ALT + F2.

As far as downloading a packaged (.deb only), all you need to do is double click the .deb file and follow the instructions. That's a program called GDebi and it'll open automatically, similar to a Windows Setup dialog box.

Pokerstars is a Windows only exe file, it can't be directly used on an Ubuntu system without a program called WINE.

Getting back to the "run" command. This is what you'd do if you wanted to open mousepad

ALT+F2
dialog box pops up

type in mousepad

hit enter. that's it.

[mltom]

Sorry, yes PokerStars is a .exe file. Where would one fin the Wine program?
tks
tom

The alt-f2 pops up ok in Xubuntu7.10 , but I'm unable to key in the location of my downloaded .exe file .. Alt-f2 says invalid file or directory. I am kinda new to Linux.

[latna]

Have a look here for instructions on installing and setting up wine.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine