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I want to execute a program in Ubuntu 12.04...but when I type

./programname.exe

it makes error:

bash: ./gbat.exe: Permission denied

and I typed "chmod +x programname.exe" , but it doesn't fix that... Can you help me?

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    .exe is a Windows program which cannot be executed on Linux without Wine. sudo apt-get install wine and then try wine progarmme.exe
    – aroll605
    Apr 25, 2015 at 16:32
  • @aroll605 Write an answer :) But an exe file does not have to be a Windows program. This happened already with DOS.
    – A.B.
    Apr 25, 2015 at 16:42
  • An exe file can also be a Mono/.NET program.
    – Eliah Kagan
    Apr 25, 2015 at 17:13
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    It could also be a PNG image, or MP3 file. The only way to know for sure is to use the file command on it.
    – Doorknob
    Apr 25, 2015 at 20:24
  • thank you friends, I guessed that it happens because my program rests on NTFS...So I changed the directory, and I copied that to home...and now, it works :)
    – tahami
    Apr 29, 2015 at 9:58

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The program you are trying to execute seems to be for the Windows platform. If you do a file programname.exe you will get information about the file. Example: 

file Setup.exe
Setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

This means it will not execute unless you have a working Windows system (dual boot, inside a virtual container or maybe with WINE).

This is probably the gamebook authoring tool? twinery should be similar and can be used on-line. And we also have this topic: Is there any program designed for writing a book?

The chmod command will only work on programs that are made for Linux.

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