Running Exectutables

[EdSquareCat]

I can't seem to run executables. When I click them, nothing happens. What program should I open them with? How can I run them from the command line?
Edit: Some execs do open (gimp just opened from usr/bin, the only one I found that opened). Most don't, including my C++ programs made in Anjuta.

[oz]

If you are referring to Windows executables, you'll need to run them under WINE:

Wine HQ

[EdSquareCat]

No, I am not referring to .exe I am referring to Linux files that say "executable" as file type.

[devils casper]

Open Terminal OR Press Alt+F2. Type exact name of Executable and hit enter key.

[EdSquareCat]

Open Terminal OR Press Alt+F2. Type exact name of Executable and hit enter key.

I didn't realize I had to type the whole path name! Why can't I just click them then?

[Tutku]

you can run executables by clicking them but at fisrt be sure , you have changed that files permissions.
with

chmod +x file_name

command you can set that files permission for running. You can run it by clicking now.

EDIT:
There is an alternative info about this topic.

[EdSquareCat]

I just happened to be reading about chmod in my Linux book as I read your post. That is not the problem, all users have permission to execute. I have no problem opening files from the terminal, its clicking them thats the problem now. I tried setting the default program as the terminal, but I don't know where the terminal actually is on the computer, all I have is a shortcut.

[Cabhan]

Right. So the thing is, if you click a program, it gets executed. But if the program is text-based, then it won't appear anywhere (unless you started X from a terminal somewhere, in which case, it will appear in that terminal). So if it's a commandline program, you want it to run in a terminal.

I believe that the Gnome terminal is called gnome-terminal, and the KDE one is called konsole. If you type, from the terminal, "which gnome-terminal" or "which konsole", it will tell you the absolute path of that program.

Now, as I recall, with Gnome, if you run an executable from Nautilus, it would ask you if you want to run it in a terminal. I personally advise that if you're going to run a commandline program, just open up a terminal and run it yourself.