I have an app I created that uses an embedded copy of exiftool, so users don't need to have that installed separately. It's working well on Mac, Windows, and Linux... BUT on Linux it seems when I download the software I have to set the Properties > Permissions > Execute checkbox for the app to allow it to 'execute as a program.' I guess this is normal for Linux? I'm using a fresh installation of Mint (Cinnamon) on an old MacBook Air.
If that's normal then I guess the average Linux user will know about doing that. The slightly more frustrating issue is that the copy of exiftool which is inside a subdirectory of the app download ALSO has to have this set. So...
- Is there any way I can change this so a fresh download doesn't need that set for exiftool?
- Is it possible to set this by script, so I could perhaps detect and do it at app launch?