[fallenapples]

When I downoad a file for Ubuntu 9.04 it's saves on the desktop and it will not install; if I click it is there a program I use to open and install such apps i.e Kmess, VLC?

[oldskool]

What is the file type for starters ?

[kmote]

If this is an exe installer, you may be able to get it working with wine but the best solution would be to find a linux equivalent for the program itself.

[Jayce]

fallenapples -

There's a couple things here that would be convenient for us to know about your situation, so providing as much detail as possible will help us answer your questions better.

What version of Linux are you using?
What file is this?
What exactly have you tried to install this program?

[fallenapples]

I;m using Ubuntu 9.04 and I want to know if there is drivers for my Toshiba satillite a300 and is there a program for unbuntu that can open all exe files or ubuntu standard files if there's such thing and install them right away; if so how do I go about getting this program?

[fallenapples]

And can you help me download vlc(dl link)media player so i can play all my movies and songs

[Saxon]

.exe is a Microsoft windows file extension you an only get that running in linux under wine.

VLC player cna be installed a few ways i think the best option for you would be via add / remove programs.

[Jayce]

fallenapples - There's a couple things to understand here. Windows and Linux are not the same. The .exe's you speak about are Windows only. Linux doesn't mess around with .exe's.

Additionally, Linux (Ubuntu in particular) uses .Deb packages to handle everything. These can be downloaded from Ubuntu supported web sites. For example if you go to Adobe's web site, you will see a Mac section, Windows, and Linux section, to which you can choose accordingly.

Linux has a package manager, which is actually a really organized way to handle everything you install. It's called synaptic package manager, available at system-administration-synaptic package manager. It'll ask you for your root password, type it in and fire it up. After that, you can search a large database of programs and applications to be installed on your system.

Example - Fire up synaptic and type in vlc. If you find vlc, right click it, install, and hit apply. Afterwards, VLC will automatically download and install on the fly.

You can also use add/remove programs as suggested above, which is how I might look to install VLC first. After you get familiar with it, synaptic is always there as well.