From: Bob Goddard <1963bib@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: linux desktop in trouble
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:39:08 -0700 (PDT)
Date: 2020-03-23T11:39:08-07:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8018091c-858a-4771-9026-368a6b2087ea@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9d213970-a6da-e0af-7e61-99dd2c772080@planet.nl>
On Thursday, 19 March 2020 06:07:21 UTC, ldries46 wrote:
[...]
> Take for instance GNAT GPS and GtkAda.
> GNAT GPS before running the installation you must make the package
> executable, it should be delivered execuable as under Windows. In Ubuntu
> you need to create a .Desktop File to run it from the desktop, that
> should be automaticely be created.
[...]
Eh, part of the windows problem is that files can be executed just by their name. Under Unix/Linux, you do have better control.
And no, you do not need to create .Desktop file to run it. From a shell, chmod +x <file>, then ./<file>...
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-03 9:45 linux desktop in trouble Mehdi Saada
2020-03-03 10:14 ` Leif Roar Moldskred
2020-03-03 16:09 ` Optikos
2020-03-03 14:30 ` Shark8
2020-03-19 6:07 ` ldries46
2020-03-19 8:46 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2020-03-20 15:32 ` Optikos
2020-03-20 20:43 ` Randy Brukardt
2020-03-20 21:58 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2020-03-24 10:01 ` ldries46
2020-03-24 10:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2020-03-24 15:27 ` Optikos
2020-03-22 17:27 ` mgr
2020-03-23 18:39 ` Bob Goddard [this message]
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