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by ftortola

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I installed linux mandrake 8.2 When I try to install a 3rd party program, i.e., Norton Antivirus 2002 by clicking on the setup program, nothing happens. When I right-click on the setup program, it gives an option to "open-with" various programs, none of which seem to work.
Please help, as, you can tell, I am a Linux novice.

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by thechas

Do you have a Linux version of Norton?

Are you running one of the Windows Shell programs that allow Windows Programs to run under Linux?

Windows based executable files will not run under Linux.
You have to have one of the above in order to make things work.

Chas

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