Cant install flash through wine (ubuntu 10.04)

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Cant install flash through wine (ubuntu 10.04)

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i downloaded the windows exe of flash from adobe and when i try to run it via wine ubuntu gives me an error saying it is not marked as an executable and it will not allow it to run or something...

any ideas?
-chris
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Re: Cant install flash through wine (ubuntu 10.04)

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SpatzST wrote:i downloaded the windows exe of flash from adobe and when i try to run it via wine ubuntu gives me an error saying it is not marked as an executable and it will not allow it to run or something...
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_from_terminal
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Cant install flash through wine (ubuntu 10.04)

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On Tuesday, May 4, 2010, SpatzST <[email protected]> wrote:
i downloaded the windows exe of flash from adobe and when i try to run it via wine ubuntu gives me an error saying it is not marked as an executable and it will not allow it to run or something...

any ideas?
-chris

Right click the exe, properties, permissions, check at the bottom
allow run as executable, click okay.

Right click the exe and at the top select open with wine.

Make sure wine is installed.
eps
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Cant install flash through wine (ubuntu 10.04)

Post by eps »

On Tuesday, May 4, 2010, SpatzST wrote:
i downloaded the windows exe of flash from adobe and when i try to run it via wine ubuntu gives me an error saying it is not marked as an executable and it will not allow it to run or something...

any ideas?
-chris

Right click the exe, properties, permissions, check at the bottom
allow run as executable, click okay.

Right click the exe and at the top select open with wine.

Make sure wine is installed.
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