running a software I have

[William Biggs]

I installed bluegriffon and when I right click it . it shows gedit
only .
On Thu, 2014-02-20 at 17:38 +1030, Tim wrote:
> Allegedly, on or about 20 February 2014, William Biggs sent:
> > I have a few software install . When I try to run the software by
> > click the software it run it it open's gedit .but if I open terminal
> > go to the folder then type ./the file name it runs t fine . Can I get
> > to just run by clicking the file 
> 
> If you right-click on the file, the menu may offer you options to run or
> edit the file.  On my system, if I double click on such a file, a pop-up
> appears asking me whether to run it, run it in a terminal, or open it in
> an editor.
> 
> Your file manager (Nautilus, etc) should have options for what to do by
> default, but be aware that the option to open in an editor is a
> protection against accidentally running dangerous scripts.
> 
> -- 
> [tim at localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp
> Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64
> 
> All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point
> trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the
> public lists.
> 
> George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not
> a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments.
> 
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