How to run .sh file by click in Xubuntu?

Question

We should type ./file.sh in terminal to run sh. Is there way to run it as executable file by double click ?

Answer 1

Note: The question was edited to add "Xubuntu" after this answer was posted. This answer refers to plain Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.

You did not tell us, so I assume that you are running Ubuntu Desktop 18.04. By default, the file manager will not allow running scripts by double clicking them. To change this behavior:

1. Open the file manager.

2. Click on the "Files" label on the top-left of the screen. A menu will drop down.

3. Click "Preferences". A tabbed dialog box will be displayed.

4. Select the "Behavior" tab.

5. Choose your preferred behavior for "executable text files" aka scripts.

Answer 2

You need to right click on it and tick the box permitting it to be an executable. Then you can simply double click, you will get a pop up asking whether to execute it or not.