Hello, I am a very new Zorin and overall Linux user in general but am loving it so far. However, I am downloading all of the old applications I used on my previous OS (windows) and have downloaded two (KeyPass and StandardNotes) application which are just basic applications for notes and a password manager. However whenever I try to open to use them I get a popup that ask if I was to run or display its contents with the options to execute, show, or execute in terminal. I just want them to open automatically every time I click on it and be not have this pop up. If anyone can help me that would be great, thanks.
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Hello @linuxnoobz , welcome to the community 
Can you add a bit more information how did you install them?
In Linux world there are different package managers to install apps, Zorin mainly uses these 3 apt, flatpak, snap. As far as I know if you install an app from these, then you don't get any additional pop up unless it's an inbuilt feature of the installed app itself.
I suspect if you have installed those mentioned apps in Windows way(from a .exe file) then that might be the reason for the pop ups.
It's treating those files as "executable text files".
In Terminal, enter:
sudo nautilus
When Nautilus pops up, click the 'down arrow' button at top-right, select "Preferences", go to the "Behavior" tab, select "Display them".
Then, right-click the file you want to open and select the correct program to open them in... Zorin OS should open them in that program thereafter.
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Well the main thing I am using and having this issue with is KeePassXC. I went to their official site (Download – KeePassXC) and just hit download. From there I went into downloads from files and dragged the icon over to my desktop and it does not even have an image. Same for StandardNotes (https://standardnotes.com) and both have this annoying popup and no icon and it is really annoying me. I tried what the other comment said and still nothing. Let me know if you have any further suggestions or if I can use terminal to install this or fix this and just delete and redownload them. Thank you so much.
Well the main thing I am using and having this issue with is KeePassXC. I went to their official site (Download – KeePassXC) and just hit download. From there I went into downloads from files and dragged the icon over to my desktop and it does not even have an image. Same for StandardNotes (https://standardnotes.com) and both have this annoying popup and no icon and it is really annoying me. I tried what you said and still nothing. Let me know if you have any further suggestions or if I can use terminal to install this or fix this and just delete and redownload them. Thank you so much.
How do I know what would be the correct program to open them in? Complete noob am very sorry....I have been having this issue with a lot of my applications I download. The only success I have had with downloading applications and them having an actual icon and opening without the pop-up is if I just download it from terminal directly.
this is exactly what it is doing
I think KeePassXC is listed in the Software Store as an apt, or at least it was in the past.
So you can simply install it from there.
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For KeePassXC, you can install right from the Software Store or through the terminal: sudo apt install keepassxc.
For StandardNotes, the only option seems to be the AppImage format. (There's also a Flatpak that can be installed through the Software Store) Did you follow the instructions listed below in the download page? Open a terminal and copy/paste them, pointing to the executable file to grant permissions. You may need to prefix that command with sudo: sudo chmod a+x ~/Download/standard-notes....
Alternatively, right-click on the file -> properties -> permissions -> allow executing file as program.
If you still have issues, right-click -> open with... -> "install Linux Application" should do the trick.
That was me, posted how to fix haha I made the same change, then forgot where it was. Should help 
As a beginner you can use the Software Store to install apps.
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I didn't realize that Standard Notes has a flatpak available as well. That should make it easy enough to install both of them through there, although given it's Flatpak some adjustments may be needed.
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