hi ramesh<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM, ramesh gandhi <<a href="mailto:ramesh.kbvr@gmail.com">ramesh.kbvr@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I am the starter to Ubuntu. I want to know the followings: 1)Is it possible to install .exe files in Ubuntu? And how?</blockquote><div>No, but you can use wine to run .exe files. wine is a virtual machine. <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine</a> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 2)what are the executable files in Ubuntu.</blockquote><div> you can run .sh files and .deb are debian installation files. but there is no particular extension for executable files. linux identify by the content whether its an executable file, </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 3)how to install a new software in Ubuntu with out having internet?</blockquote><div>u have 2 options: </div><div>1. you can download the source code then compile -> install 2. download .deb package with the dependency then install </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 4)how to edit or access the source code of Ubuntu or any application source code? you can download it from the <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/">http://archive.ubuntu.com/</a> </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> .(Source Distribution) Please help me to learn more…………… Your Ramesh Gandhi at <a href="mailto:ramesh.kbvr@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramesh.kbvr@gmail.com</a> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- DÄrshana