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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>...