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This is a very Windows-specific program, that makes little sense on Linux.

For example, many people consider Photoshop to be a much better editor than The GIMP.

You may want to run the original application instead of an alternative, because the alternative is not good enough.

In case of most video games you will want to run them and not an alternative.

You are trying to run an application of which alternative makes no sense.

There are a number of cases where you will want to run the. Okay, but not all applications have alternatives.

This Ubuntu Help page contains great tips when seeking for alternatives.Also, do not forget to ask a question if you need software-recommendation. There are many questions here that explain what applications can be used as substitutes.Many Windows applications are also available for Ubuntu, and have their identical version in Ubuntu Software Center, which is the preferred way of installing software in Ubuntu.For example, typing in " photoshop" finds The GIMP, which is a great advanced image editing tool, and is a great substitute for Adobe Photoshop. Launch the Ubuntu Software Center, type in the search box what kind of application you are looking for.For example, if you want to compose a document, instead of MS Office you will want to use LibreOffice. exe file is to check whether there is a Ubuntu version of the same application (like Firefox - it has both a Windows and Ubuntu edition), or a close alternative, which is not the same app, but does 99% the same stuff. Therefore the very first step when you try to run an. Most Windows applications you are used to have their Ubuntu alternatives in Ubuntu Software Center. The first thing you should do is to realise that most likely you do not want to run that. In technical jargon, one says that Windows and Linux executables are not binary-compatible. Ubuntu is not knowledgeable about how MS Windows works "behind the curtain", and therefore it can't execute the code that's within them. This all happens, because Ubuntu has no idea what should it do to run that file. There may be different symptoms, either an error message may appear, or there may be no effect at all when double-clicking an.

If you have just migrated from Windows and are doing your baby steps with Ubuntu, you may be indeed surprised that. Linux uses different standards, different concepts, and therefore Ubuntu applications need to be adapted to them to work correctly. No other system is capable of running them, because their contents are designed to work on a Microsoft's system. exe files is that they are specific to Windows. Not only it looks differently, but it also uses different mechanisms for its core functions. Ubuntu is a completely different system than MS Windows. There are, however, compatibility layers for Linux, such as Wine, that are capable of running. exe files are not binary-compatible with Ubuntu.