How to install program under kubuntu Linux via binary file

Some software from different vendors target different Linux Distribution, Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, Arch Linux and so forth. To make their software compatible among all the different Linux distributions, software vendors distribute their software in Binary file form.

Binary files are files which can be executed without any particular package managers provided by different Linux Distributions, so that the same binary file can be used for installing software on many distributions. A majority of the games software on Linux come in binary form. To install software from vendor provided binary file, one has to first get the file from the Internet or some other sources. After then, one has to make the file executable (files can be opened by some other programs or files can be run by itself). Making a file executable makes it to be able to run by itself. And finally by opening the file the particular software that come with the file can be installed by following on screen instructions.

In some cases, the binary files are designed for running from the terminal environment (command line) instead of running graphically. In that case, one has to open a terminal and run the file from the terminal. Any files can be run from terminal by putting ./ followed by the file name in the terminal. For example, ./binary [Press Enter key]. Here . means current folder and / is folder separator. In the terminal you will have to navigate to binary file folder by using cd command. For example, if the file is in Download folder, you would put cd Download [Press Enter key].

Sometimes, the binary file may need access to system folders. In this case, you have to use sudo command to give access. For example, sudo ./binary [Press Enter key].

Now let's go through an example in Kubuntu 14.10 Linux,

Open up Firefox web browser

Kickoff -> Applications -> Firefox web browser

Download Ayam (A free 3D modelling software)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ayam/files/Ayam/1.20/ ->
Download Ayam-1.20-Linux-x86-Install into Home or Download folder

Open Home folder (suppose I have download the file in home folder)

Kickoff -> Computer -> Home

Make the file executable

Right click on the Ayam-1.20-Linux-x86-Install -> Properties

Click on the Permissions tab

Check the Is executable -> click on the OK button to exit

Now, you can just open the file normally to run the program.

Now, lets run the file from terminal

Open up terminal application

Kickoff -> Applications -> System -> Konsole

Run the program (suppose the file in Home folder)

enter: ./Ayam-1.20-Linux-x86-Install and punch ENTER key

Now, you can try other applications if you want to :)

How to install programs in Kubuntu via deb file

There are several ways one can install software under Ubuntu Linux operating systems. Ubuntu has a built-in package (software) management system where one has to get the package file from the Internet or any other sources and then upon opening the package file with the package manager software, the particular package (software) will be installed. 

These package files are known as deb file since they have a .deb file name extension to them. For example, to install Google Chrome web browser under Ubuntu, one would go to https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/ and download the deb file. After downloading the file completely, one just opens the file by double clicking on the file and the file will be opened by the default Ubuntu package manager to install. Afterwards, one just follows the on screen instructions from the package manager to install the software.

For example for installing Google Chrome under Kubuntu (Kubuntu is a Ubuntu variant with KDE plasma desktop environment) , simply follow the following steps:

Open up Firefox web browser

Kickoff -> Applications -> Firefox web browser

Download Chrome Deb file

https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/ ->
Accept and Install -> Save in the download or Home folder

Open Home folder (suppose I have download deb file in home folder)

Kickoff -> Computer -> Home

Open Chrome deb file

Find google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb in Home folder and open it

Install Chrome

Click Install Packages -> Make sure you have Internet connection for downloading dependency packages.

Run Chrome

Kickoff -> Applications -> Internet -> Google Chrome

Now, there you have it!