Question: I have tried right clicking on the file selecting properties and then the permissions tab and setting it to execute. However, when I double click the file it opens in gedit. What do I do?

Answer: 
To run your script by double clicking on its icon, you will need to create a `.desktop` file for it:

```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=My script
Comment=Test hello world script
Exec=/home/user/yourscript.sh
Icon=/home/user/youricon.gif
Terminal=false
Type=Application

```

Save the above as a file on your Desktop with a `.desktop` extension. Change `/home/user/yourscript.sh` and `/home/user/youricon.gif` to the paths of your script and whichever icon you want it ot have respectively and then you'll be able to launch by double clicking it.

---

Specifically, for your situation, you need to do:

1. Create a script that runs `mono LOIC.exe`. To do so, create a new text file with these contents:

```
#!/bin/bash
mono /home/logan/.loic/LOIC.exe

```

Save this as `/home/locan/run_loic.sh` and then run this command to make it executable (or right click => properties and choose "Allow executing file as program"):

```
chmod +x /home/logan/.loic/LOIC.exe

```
2. Create a `.desktop` file that launches that script. Create a new text file on your Desktop called `run_loic.desktop` with these contents:

```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Run LOIC
Comment=Run LOIC
Exec=/home/logan/run_loic.sh
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application

```
File Manager > Edit > Preferences > Behaviour forExecutable Text Files. In Ubuntu it is set to View Executable Files when they are opened

i prefer set it to "Ask each time" like the previous version of ubuntu.