How do I download using Linux?

[bravofan71]

I tried to download Yahoo Messenger 11, Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up.


Blocked: wine start/unix

The file is not marked as executable. If this was downloaded or copied from an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to run.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[JJ 3000]

I tried to download Yahoo Messenger 11, Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up.

Are you trying to get those programs to run on your Linux computer? Why? I mean... why would you need that stuff?

What distro are you using?

[Rob Pomeroy]

Try making sure you download the LINUX version (if there is one) of any program you want to run.  You cannot expect Windows programs to run seamlessly (or at all) on Linux, or vice versa.

[BC_Programmer]

You cannot expect Windows programs to run seamlessly (or at all) on Linux, or vice versa.

I'd go so far as to say that if you are trying to run any windows program on Linux at all (and feel there is no "alternative"), it might be a good time to reevaluate why you are using Linux.

[Geek-9pm]

Here is a good place to start. 
http://lifehacker.com/5590624/lifehacker-pack-for-linux-our-list-of-the-best-linux-downloads

[Rob Pomeroy]

I'd go so far as to say that if you are trying to run any windows program on Linux at all (and feel there is no "alternative"), it might be a good time to reevaluate why you are using Linux.

Good call, but possibly a user at this level is not attempting a paradigm shift...

[Linux711]

Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up.

You don't use that on Linux. That's part of the reasons for using Linux.

[BC_Programmer]

You don't use that on Linux. That's part of the reasons for using Linux.

That's hardly a reason to use Linux. It's just FUD to try to get people to use it.

[Linux711]

That's hardly a reason to use Linux. It's just FUD to try to get people to use it.

It's not FUD. You don't need that software on Linux because windows malware doesn't work on Linux. That's not FUD, that's a fact.

[Salmon Trout]

It's not FUD. You don't need that software on Linux because windows malware doesn't work on Linux. That's not FUD, that's a fact.

No. Linux malware works on Linux. There has not yet been a widespread Linux malware threat of the type that Microsoft Windows software faces; this is commonly attributed to the malware's lack of root access and fast updates to most Linux vulnerabilities. The number of malicious programs — including viruses, Trojans, and other threats — specifically written for Linux has been on the increase in recent years. Linux fans frequently deride Windows as being malware-ridden, while claiming their favorite operating system is free from such threats. That simply isn't true. Linux users who believe they can't be infected by malware are simply wrong.

[Linux711]

No. Linux malware works on Linux.

Did I say it didn't? I said windows malware won't and the majority of malware is written for windows.

[Salmon Trout]

Did I say it didn't? I said windows malware won't and the majority of malware is written for windows.

So are you saying that statistically a Linux machine is safer?

[Linux711]

Yes. It is not safer by design, but because it is less popular.

[nickgr5]

Yes. It is not safer by design, but because it is less popular.

That's a good point, but I doubt that this is the main reason that Linux is safer than Windows.

[BC_Programmer]

but I doubt that this is the main reason that Linux is safer than Windows.

Because it's not. And using the word "safer" is an ambiguous weasel word that takes on any number of definitions to serve the purposes of the person making the claim. Portable goalposts, really.