problem with .exe

[Kethesh]

Hy. i just started to use Ubuntu 11.10 . For about 15 y i use windows, i have trouble understanding linux. ok, so my questin is :
i have a xxxx.iso image on my pc, i mount the .iso but cant execute .exe inside the .iso image that i mounted(i use wine). there is something i must do .. or i only just need to burn it?(i just hope there is something withowt burning it to cd cuz i have a lot of .iso)

[atreyu]

If you burn it to a CD/DVD, you'll just have the same problem once you mount it on your Linux system.

So you've mounted the iso file, and are trying to run an .exe file in it? And you are using wine? How are you calling it? What error messages are you seeing? What version of wine?

wine --version

I ask b/c the first thing wine folks say when you have a problem is "upgrade wine to the latest version".

Another question, what is the .exe you are trying to run - is there not a Linux app that could be a substitute for it?

If not, and wine cannot handle the .exe, perhaps you need to install Windows in a VM in your Linux machine.

[MikeTbob]

Hello and Welcome.
Most .exe files are worthless when you are using Linux. Is this a driver or something you need for your system? Tell us as much as you can about what you are trying to do here and maybe someone can help you.

[Kethesh]

MikeTbob - its not a driver, its a game. its not the game i;m intrested, but how to open a .exe file. i want to learn since i;m new at this, and .. its ..very different. windows maked me lazzy ^^
atreyu - the error its just ... "Error - could not open", thats it. i;m using the latest version of wine, from the site(i understand that has some bugs)
there is another emulator better then wine out there?..maybe i should try something else.

[atreyu]

Wine Is Not an Emulator!

sorry, couldn't resist.

There is Crossover from Codeweavers which is ideal for running Windows games on Linux, but it is not free.

Is the .exe an install program, or the game executable itself? If the former, it might be something you can deflate with cabextract (or 7-zip or Universal Extractor, etc.). If the latter, then you are out of luck. You can only try to run it with wine and hope for the best.

If you really care to run the game, dual boot w/Windows or try it in a VM.

[Kethesh]

like i said, i;m just intrested in learning how to use .exe in linux
the .exe its te cd's autorun/direct install ...
i will try using a VM and see what happens
thx for the reply's

[atreyu]

Well, how to run an .exe in Linux is to use Wine. But there is not much art to it. I wouldn't bother with the VM if you want the ".exe in Linux" experience, b/c the VM will be a complete Windows OS installation running inside Linux; not the same as Wine at all.

[MASONTX]

If you are wanting to know how to do the equivalent of .exe in linux, rather than how to make a particular .exe file run, try this link. Equivalent of .exe in Linux? [Archive] - Ubuntu Forums, or What is the equivalent of a .exe file in Linux? - Yahoo! Answers.

[Kethesh]

seems like i didnt mount corectly the image . like i said, i;m a noob.
i actually used archive mounter to "mount"
thx for the answers anyway
i ahve my image in /home/Downloads/....
i try using sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 xxx.iso /mnt - dosent know the file
sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 home/Downloads/xxx.iso /mnt - no such file or directory
i must put the .iso in a specific directory or ... i;m doing something wrong?

[atreyu]

Try this:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/iso 
sudo mount -o loop /home/Downloads/xxx.iso /mnt/iso

If it doesn't work, post the exact errors that you get in the terminal.