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If you are a Linux user, particularly on a Debian-based distribution like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or Pop!_OS, you have likely encountered this situation: You find a useful piece of software, but it is only distributed as a .exe file (Windows executable). Your instinct might be to search for a magic "converter" that turns .exe into .deb (Debian software package).
apt search <software-name>
Are you a Linux user who has encountered an executable file with a .exe extension, but you're not sure how to run it on your system? Perhaps you've downloaded a software package from the internet, and it's only available in EXE format, but you want to install it on your Debian-based Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu or Linux Mint. In this case, you may need to convert the EXE file to a DEB file, which is the standard package format for Debian-based systems.
If you are a Linux user, particularly on a Debian-based distribution like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or Pop!_OS, you have likely encountered this situation: You find a useful piece of software, but it is only distributed as a .exe file (Windows executable). Your instinct might be to search for a magic "converter" that turns .exe into .deb (Debian software package).
apt search <software-name>
Are you a Linux user who has encountered an executable file with a .exe extension, but you're not sure how to run it on your system? Perhaps you've downloaded a software package from the internet, and it's only available in EXE format, but you want to install it on your Debian-based Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu or Linux Mint. In this case, you may need to convert the EXE file to a DEB file, which is the standard package format for Debian-based systems.
