Probably you just need to set the execute permission on the file - which would be kind of weird, since extracting the .7z archive does this automatically for you.
Anyway... open a terminal window in the directory which contains the executable file (the directory will likely be called "amd64") and then in the terminal window, type:
sudo chmod +x "Pianoteq 5"
Now you can test if it runs by just typing:
"Pianoteq 5"
(remember the TAB key is your friend in the terminal ) ...you'll see any diagnostics messages in the terminal window.
On a side note, there are no ".exe" files in unix systems. So-called filename "extensions" are dos and windows's deficient way of trying to tell different formats apart by adding a 3-character property that shows up at the end of the filename. This comes from a Unix "tradition" of indicating file types by adding a suffix to the filename, but in real systems, nothing "binds" the file to a specific type based on the filename. This case is an example, where in windows an executable filename HAS to end with ".exe", whereas on Unix systems (including Linux) there's a specific flag to indicate a file is executable, you usually control these with the "chmod" command. (there is no "chmod" command on dos/windows) Anyways, there are many other filename shenanigans and complications we have to thank bill gates for, but for today that will be all.
Last edited by delt (24-06-2015 07:58)
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