create a boot-able disk from an iso file

[Boggess Rod]

>> the execute
>> bit does NOT need to be set to run a program anymore modern
GUI-enabled
>> (GNOME and KDE) Linux Desktops. These new launcher programs will
ignore
>> that bit if they're set to launch a specific program.
>>
>
>That's not what I'm seeing.  I have a panel launcher for libreoffice
>(writer), but if I chmod 644 /usr/bin/libreoffice, I get a pop-up
>window that says it can't execute the file.
>
>Or am I not understanding what you mean by "these new launcher
programs?"
>
>

I don't claim to be an expert on this, but there are files called
something like *.desktop? They behave similar to old windows PIF
(Program Information Files) that allow GNOME (or KDE) to associate a
file with an application. Here's where I read about it (though it hardly
seems alarming): http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229 

If you follow the "follow up" link, there's a (slightly) more
informative discussion on these. It's been pointed out repeatedly and by
many that I'm not a normal person; however, I can't imagine any normal
person saving a file on their desktop and clicking it for no good
reason. But then, I've gotten several email attachments from friends
written in broken, warez English and they can't understand why I haven't
opened the attachment. (This is when I point out that Simpson was my
Mother's maiden name, not mine.) Doh!