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Install Navicat on Linux Ubuntu 12.04

How do I install Navicat on Ubuntu Desktop 12.04?

I have just configured a new Ubuntu 12.04. Because I'm not so familiar with the command line, I prefer to use Ubuntu Desktop so that I can have a GUI. Now I need to install a front-end to connect with MySQL.

I prefer to use Navicat in a MAC environment, so I was hoping to install Navicat on the Ubuntu machine. I downloaded a Linux copy of Navicat for MySQL from here:

http://www.navicat.com/download/navicat-for-mysql

The problem I am having is that I don't know how to install the program after it has been downloaded. There is a navicat.exe file in the navicat folder, but that seems to be for a DOS/Windows environment.

I just can't figure out how to install Navicat onto Ubuntu Desktop 12.04. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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You can install navicat on client computer, not necessary on Ubuntu, the server. Exe is a Windows binary. You use the tar file for Ubuntu. See this link to install navicat.

Not sure what you mean?
I prefer to use Navicat in a MAC environment, so I was hoping to install Navicat on the Ubuntu machine.
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Thanks for the help.

I am looking at the link you provided, which tells me:

To start Navicat, you can use the command ./start_navicat .

I have navigated to the folder where this file is located, but when I enter `start_navicat` in the terminal window, it tells me `command not found`

What is the exact syntax I should use, and where should I enter it?

What am I doing wrong?  Still can't get the file to run . . .
you need to enter the exact command, with the ./
Thanks again.  Now I entered the command exactly as you said:
./start_navicat

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This time no error, but the program still does not run (at least nothing in the GUI is running).
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ID: 39160376 suggested user downloaded wrong OS binary.
ID: 39161237 suggested user entered wrong command.