installing aps

[atl2ptown]

i am relatively new to linux, and was wondering why after installing certain packages am i not able to run them. if i go through the file system and find the file and click on it nothing happens, are the prerequesite files not there or something?

[demetrius]

You need to know where the executable is located. Most apps install to a location that is in your users path by default and all you need to do is open a terminal and type the name of the executable. For example if you were to install a program like gaim all you should need to do is open up a terminal and type gaim and it should start up.

[jae1677]

If they don't run when you click on them, try running the app from a terminal and you should get error messages. They may or may not help you track down why it won't run. But they will help you find someone here that can help you if you post the errors with your problem.