View Full Version : [ubuntu] how to install something using .x files
DeusExM1
May 2nd, 2009, 07:34 AM
Hey everyone,
I was trying to install a program and the main file is "executable (application/x-executable)" as described when i right clicked it. I was wondering how to open such files? I have tried without success several options as i saw on the net but nothing worked so far.
Dom
RedSingularity
May 2nd, 2009, 08:01 AM
Is it a windows type .exe file? If so you cant open it in linux without using something like WINE.
DeusExM1
May 2nd, 2009, 08:06 AM
it is a .x executable file, not exe. the line that i wrote in parentheses is exactly what ubuntu says when i view properties of that file.
DeusExM1
May 2nd, 2009, 04:53 PM
bump =]
taurus
May 2nd, 2009, 05:01 PM
Where is that file located? Open a terminal and change to that directory. Then, post the output of this command, replacing filename with the actual name of that file.
Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
file filename
DeusExM1
May 2nd, 2009, 05:16 PM
The output says:
inst.linux: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, not stripped
domce@V1500:~/Desktop/Theocracy/linux$
taurus
May 2nd, 2009, 05:19 PM
Make sure it has an executable permission first before you run it.
chmod 755 filename.x
./filename.x
-or-
sudo ./filename.x <-- If you need root privilege.
DeusExM1
May 2nd, 2009, 05:22 PM
that seems to have worked. The program installed, but the terminal then asked this:
Where is your sound card ? [/dev/dsp]
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