Does .exe setups work? On windows if I need a software I just download it from filehippo and install it but is it the same on Ubuntu.
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On Ubuntu it is a .deb - see help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement– PantherCommented May 9, 2015 at 3:45
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help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware– Sergiy KolodyazhnyyCommented May 9, 2015 at 3:46
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Also look at this– sourav c.Commented May 9, 2015 at 3:47
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Since you tagged your question with “drivers”, are you asking about a device driver or a plain user application?– David FoersterCommented May 9, 2015 at 8:53
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No, exe files are not supported by Ubuntu. You can search for your desire application in Ubuntu Software Center and install it if it is there or download the 'software package' directly from the outside sources/internet. Have a loot at the "complete guide to software installation in Ubuntu" thread and of course the official documentation.
Some .exe work only if you have WINE installed, which is an alternative environment where you can install executable windows program inside you Linux box. But before that, you need to have configured WINE properly in your Ubuntu system.
