Questions tagged [executable]
An executable is a program contained in one file. This file is often referred to as an executable because of the Windows extension for executables(.EXE).
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Make Deskptop files executable
I’m running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. Learned how to do a screen fetch and got the following results.
/Desktop$ screenfetch
MY MACHINE
OS: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 5.4.0-66-generic
Uptime: ...
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Install executable drivers on Ubuntu
I downloaded Ubuntu to my old pc and I want to install audio drivers on it.But I cant find a file for Ubuntu I can only download executable files (I tried Wine).
Link to my pc:https://pcsupport....
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When trying to run "Friday Night Funkin" I get an X Error (BadValue)
I get this when trying to run the game:
joe@joe-epic-laptop:~/Downloads/funkin$ ./Funkin
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed ...
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Execution gets stopped in ssh remote server
I am trying to run Quantum ESPRESSO on a remote server through SSH in the Linux terminal from my machine.
For this, I am running a binary executable program with a text input file as:
$ mpirun -np 20 ...
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can't find executable file WSL2
i'm using WSL2 with Ubuntu 20.04. I installed a program libFM and followed the installation process (which is fairly simple). When I try to reach executable using ./libFM it fails, returning the ...
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Recreating an Ubuntu instalation to run an unknown binary
I have access to a Ubuntu 16.04 installation, that is able to run a certain binary (it is some version of LPMud compiled with unknown parameters), but I am not able to run the same binary on a ...
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Assembly exacutable does nothing when run
I was following this assembly tutorial and had just gotten to my first piece of code. Following the tutorial, I assembled the program using nasm -f elf hello.asm, made it into an executable with ld -m ...
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Unable to execute a "nonexistent" file
If you can't see the screenshot, I'm connected to my raspberry pi running Ubuntu Server. I followed the instructions and put the cloudflared file in /usr/local/bin. As I try to execute it from my home ...
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Can't install .exe in wine (RACESTUDIO3)
I am trying to install the Racestudio3 software from AIM https://www.aim-sportline.com/en/sw-fw-download.htm and install it in a Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS throw wine. but I get this error.
Any suggestions?
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Where can i find the files of exe installation?
Where can i find the files of exe installation as i'm using wine to install exe file
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How do I make an executable for multiple commands?
Ok, so I am a complete beginner to Linux and just recently installed Lubuntu 20.04 on a slower laptop. Now it is quite fast and I wish to make what I believe is an executable. I want to make a desktop ...
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Can't get exe-thumbnailer to work
I'm running 20.04 and installed exe-thumbnailer and its dependencies in the Synaptic package manager but the thumbnails don't show up in the file explorer.
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Why does ./a.out work, but a.out doesn't? [duplicate]
In my opinion, even a simple a.out on the terminal holds complete information about the file being in the current directory. Reiterating it with ./a.out seems superfluous.
Why do we need to specify ...
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-bash: ./geth: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
There are many questions out there with the same title, however, I have checked the binary version and OS version. Both are same and thus asking this question here.
I have created a VM on Google cloud(...
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Ubuntu claims "executable text file" (e.g. .txt,.csv,.sh but not .xls) despite absence of `x` permission
When clicking on a file in my Ubuntu's file explorer Nautilus, for most types it asks me each time whether I want to run or view it. E.g. .csv, .txt, .sh, but not e.g. .xls (which readily opens with ...
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How to resolve error while running an executable .bin file? [closed]
I am trying to run an executable '.bin' file. Under ubuntu-server 18.04, I run this command:
./pentaho-business-analytics-9.0.0.0-423-x64.bin
also tried
./pentaho-business-analytics-9.0.0.0-423-...
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Make KDE ignore file extension and run an .exe as a Linux executable
I'm sure you're wondering why the hell I'd want to do that. I'd like to run a Steam game (Doom 3 to be specific), and I can force it to download since Steam now uses Proton to be compatible, but I ...
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Why can't I run this executable file (.exe) in Octave?
I have a source code written in Fortran 90: sourcecode.f90
It needs Lapack libraries for compilation so, I compile the source code with this command:
gfortran -o executable.exe sourcecode.f90 -...
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Why some apps have to be started via terminal?
I'm really unknown to in this topic so I don't even know if the way I'm phrasing it makes sense but try to follow me:
Sometimes when I download an app it comes compressed, when you extract the files ...
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Pyinstaller could not find NVCC after generating one file executable, Ubuntu 16.04LTS
I have a python project that uses CUDA and Pycuda as part of the implementation. It runs with out error when executed as a python file. Then I generated an executable using pyinstaller but it gives me ...
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Building a executable but shared library appear instead
I am new and not familiar with Linux OS. The current OS I use is Ubuntu 19.10.
I was trying to build a SPPARKS (a software https://spparks.sandia.gov/index.html) executable by “make mpi”. The process ...
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How can i make a script to open Winbox Wine easier and faster
Now when I tried to open Winbox, I have to :
Open Terminal
cd /home/xxxx/Downloads
wine winbox64.exe
All I want is just put some executable or icon that we can put it at Favorites or Desktop and ...
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Error while loading shared libraries (file: magfieldmapper_gui)
I am new to unbuntu. Please help me with this issue if possible. I have read through many solutions online, yet I am having difficulties understanding what was written by most.
I tried to run an ...
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Permission denied: how to find the cause
I downloaded http://eclipse.baeyens.it/stable.php?OS=Linux to /mnt/data.
This is a partition of my SSD that I use to install development tools. It's mounted by fstab:
# <file system> ...
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Make executable bash script run with sudo privileges?
Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome de.
I made a simple bash script file that flags my next reboot to choose the windows grub entry. For quick rebooting into windows straight from Linux DE.
The problem is I have to ...
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Compiling file.c and creating executable file with one button - Ubuntu 19.10 [duplicate]
I'm wondering if there is a way (e.g. a software like bloodshed dev c++ in Windows) to compile a file.c and to create the executable file by using a single click.
I know only the classic way: writing ...
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How to run an executable file without changing the default fmask?
I have a partition which is about 200 GB and I use it as a storage for my files. I tried to make it auto-mount, so I put this on /etc/fstab:
UUID=063C7A6B6 /media/user/storage ntfs defaults,...
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How can one get executable file-path for a window which is launched as FlatPak application?
I know that
xprop | awk '/PID/ {print $3}' | xargs ps
and
xprop | awk '/COMMAND/ {print $4}' | xargs which
work great with GUI applications which are deb-packaged, AppImage'd or Snap'd.
But this ...
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Selecting eclipse.desktop icon doesn't do anything (visible to me), "Exec format error" from shell
Trying to execute via desktop icon:
/usr/bin/eclipse $ ls -l eclipse
-rwxrwxrwx 1 geri geri 61176 Sep 16 19:12 eclipse
Right-click on desktop → Create launcher... creates:
~/Desktop# ls -l eclipse....
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Unable to install GATE software using "make install" command - "-- Up-to-date:" related error
I am installing GATE 8.2 (a Geant4 based software) on my Ubuntu 18.04.3 system, following instructions given in GATE website. Everything works fine but in last stage of the GATE software can't be ...
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How to run an executable file from a different directory without cd or modifying the PATH?
Variations similar to what I want to ask exist but I could not find the exact question, so I'll ask it here.
Let's say I have a comiled .c file resulting in the executable ex which is located as /mnt/...
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Unable to install/run cloudflared
I have been setting up Pi-hole today and want to use Cloudflared for DNS-over-HTTPS. I have tried a couple different tutorials but I always get stuck on using cloudflared --version.
pi@pi-hole:~ $ ls
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Does execve reset GP registers?
Does execve() or any of its sister functions reset the general-purpose registers? In other words, if the caller stores some values in all or some GPRs, will the new program see the same values in the ...
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how to run the files within a folder using an executable file?
I want to run some files within a directory (mike1). I have to use an executable file that is in another directory(Zacros). How can I do it?
The software's manual says:
"Zacros expects all the right ...
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how can I execute the package
I just cloned the code and finished the installation with pip in my Ubuntu. I just wonder how can I execute this package.
Here is the link: https://github.com/dshean/demcoreg
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Is there any way to stop a user from creating executables and running them?
Ransomware attacks could use zero-day exploits, but often an attacker will just fool a gullible user into running an executable by downloading and clicking.
Suppose we have a naive user and want to ...
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Why app is still in use despite you have already deleted it
For curiosity, if an app is running (in my case it is indicator-multiboard), I deleted it using sudo apt purge indicator-multiboard successfully, however it is still running over the task bar, so I ...
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How to "run" Blender 2.8 in 18.04 [duplicate]
In the install instructions, they say "run" the Blender executable for v 2.8. While I have the executable in the extracted folder, I don't know which command will "run" it. I tried run blender within ...
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Running python script with sudo returns "sudo: script.py: command not found"
I can run script.py without sudo successfully, but I am getting "sudo: script.py: command not found" when running sudo script.py. What I need to do to be able to run sudo script.py?
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Is there anyway to create an executable backup of a folder?
I have to create an executable to restore a workspace back to a certain stage (offline so files need to be stored with the executable). I know the shell commands I'd require but I'm not sure how to ...
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My command will not run, even though it is recognised as an executable
Here is the command I have typed in order. I expect it to run my "simple hello work" program.
vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~$ ls
filename.zip tester
vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~$ ...
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Any way to view contents of init files
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I have a file called init and it is an executable (appplication/x-executable). I would like to read the content of the executable. When I use the cat command, I see ...
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Making sh script executable [duplicate]
In Xubuntu I have marked the .sh file as executable, but it still opens in mousepad, and there is no "execute" button on right click, just "open with", I can execute the script only by dragging it in ...
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Why does my file become a shared library instead of an executable?
I'm trying to build a SPPARKS (Sandia software) executable file following the procedure detailed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT1RsrPkKXU
The issue is that, my final "make" file should end ...
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Do I always need to make a file executable to run it? [duplicate]
I mean if I just use bash to run the file like bash ./myscript.sh will it be enough or there are some pitfalls?
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Instead of launching program, the executable is forced to open in a text editor
Answer attempt: How do I run executable scripts in Nautilus?
Notice the first 2 steps in the answer:
Open Nautilus (folder/file explorer).
Open this from the menu bar: Edit → Preferences
I couldn't ...
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Shell script not opening as desktop application
I have a shell script which is a wine command to open an .exe file, which looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
wine wow.exe -opengl
Its only purpose is to run that .exe file. It works if I just double click ...
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How to update system firmware on MSI machines?
MSI machines support just a single method for updating the firmware, and that is through .exe files released by MSI.
Since MSI officially supports just the Windows operating system, all there support ...
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Why some non-root program can be executed by double-click while others not?
For example, I found Firefox's process command line: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox. I browse to this location and double-click it, it prompts this:
However, if I type the command in terminal, it works ...
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Mounting SD card with executable permissions. (Looking for a specific command)
I installed linux on my chromebook to play some games because my rig is fried atm. Last night I successfully mounted my sd card with executable permissions to function as a steam library. I used a ...