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sinner420
07-18-2001, 10:14 PM
OK, I'm kinda new to all this linux stuff
I happened to have a linux cd from macimum rag, however, im rather inept, have done a little reading, but am not totally stupid. I installed a few programs, Freeamp, and Licq, but after successful installation of these programs, how the heck do I run them, I cant seem to find them ANYWHERE!!
help pls :(
This is probably one of the biggest (yet seemingly easy to implement) problems that the GNU/Linux community faces today. Installed software doesn't show up anywhere and thus people don't know how to find it. Comments, anyone?
Anyway, try opening up an xterm and typing in 'which licq' or 'which freeamp'. It will give you the location of the executable. You can probably just type 'licq' or 'freeamp' from the xterm window and the program should pop up.
Infected
07-18-2001, 10:46 PM
Most programs are installed in /usr/bin/
You can always do a "whereis program-name" to figure out where it is. What I do when I install a program is a "whereis" then I add a link to the K menu (or whatever you're using).
Harvey
07-18-2001, 10:51 PM
yeah
whereis programname
which programname
locate programname
**mabye this one is wrong but...**
find / "*filename*" -print
it is hard to find installed stuff, that kinda sucks. but yeah, check /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin or anything bin....
that's where stuff usually goes.
good luck!
Malakin
07-19-2001, 02:31 AM
This is probably one of the biggest (yet seemingly easy to implement) problems that the GNU/Linux community faces today. Installed software doesn't show up anywhere and thus people don't know how to find it. Comments, anyone?
Usually if you run KDE, and you install KDE programs they appear in the menu. This is the way it should work. If you install a program not written for KDE, something in development or something amateurish then it won't but then this would be the same for windows apps that fall into this catagory.
If you install from an rpm you can type "rpm whatever.rpm -qpl" (or "rpm whatever.rpm -qpl | less" if you want it a page at a time) and it will tell you where all the files will be located.