setup.exe

Please run

file setup.exe

If you see something similar to this:

ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, ... ...

it's a Linux binary and you can run it like any other program:

./setup.exe

It can be that you must run (as owner or root) "chmod +x setup.exe" beforehand!

Should you see something similar to:

 MS-DOS executable PE  for MS Windows ... ...

it's a DOS/Windows binary and you cannot run it on Linux at all.

What is this file supposed to provide?

as wmp - Exe is mostly like a Windows binary, you may need to look for a bin or tar file instead.

If you want to run .exe file in linux..

Then install Wine software in linux system...then you able to run .exe file in it..

It's a very popular software for linux....  Go ahead for do it....

IF you face any issue to install wine in machine...

Then install playonlinux software in redhat...Download rpm from Internet & install it...

It easy to configure & manage in linux environment.

wine does not run all the set up files , please check weather the program for which is executable ... does fits in to the known software compatible list at www.winehq.com

before executing it .

dont waste time installing wine if it does not feature  on the compatabilty list .

 play on linux is project mainly at running some legacy games on linux plaform ,its based on wine .

better install wine than this ,since you only just run one executable .

exe

another wine based software is

CrossOver usually costs around $25.

it runs most executables , and can be bought with 25 $ and comes with support from company


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If all this seems daunting ....
run Vmbox from oracle free ,oracle , install windows inside linux and run the executable .


hope this helps

thank you ,

s.deviprasad

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