This is totally normal. .exe files are Windows executables, and are not meant to be executed natively by any Linux system. However, there’s a program called Wine which allows you to run .exe files by translating Windows API calls to calls your Linux kernel can understand.

Can we run exe file in Ubuntu?

If the .exe file is a windows executeable, you can’t run it directly in Ubuntu (or other Linux’s). Either you should install Wine and run it through that, or find a utility in Ubuntu that does the same as the windows one.

Where is exe file in Linux?

Run the .exe file either by going to “Applications,” then “Wine” followed by the “Programs menu,” where you should be able to click on the file. Or open a terminal window and at the files directory,type “Wine filename.exe” where “filename.exe” is the name of the file you want to launch.