GiD FAQ (Service Desk) : Linux installer and permissions in Ubuntu

  1. Download installer and open location:

    Note that the file gid....-linux-x64-Install will be downloaded as a simple archive file, i.e. without exection permissions.

  2. Enable the execution of the installer by right-clicking on the archive and selecting ‘Properties’:

    and then check the entry ‘Allow executing file as program’:

  3. Then you can double-click on the installer which will start the installation process:

  4. Just follow the installation process until the end:

  5. This will create a shortcut in the Desktop but this shorcut is disabled :

  6. To enable this shorcut right-click on the icon and select the option ‘Allow Launching’:

  7. Now the launcher is enabled, the colour of the icon changes:

    Now you can start GiD by double clicking this icon.

  8. Another way to launch GiD is to select the top-upper label ‘Activities’ and write GiD in the entry:

et voilà !