General question about installing

[rokytnji]

I applaud your enthusiasm.  You sound about as manic as I was when I 1st started using Linux.

So. Even though you are running with scissors blissfully on a icy sidewalk.  I'll try and coach you a little with linux file structure using command line. So when you ask a question. You can show exactly what you are trying to get across.

Example. Hi. I just downloaded  batti-gtk

I extracted the download into /home

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harry@biker:~
$ ls
backup           cl1           Documents               Images       Pictures  test
batti-0.3.8      cl2           Downloads               Isos         Public    Themes
Books            Claws_Themes  Games                   mocdata.py   S7        Videos
Calibre Library  Comics         mocpdata.py  Screeny   Wallpaper
Cartoons         Desktop       Icons                   Music        scripts   weather.sh

Inside the batti folder is this

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harry@biker:~
$ cd batti-0.3.8/
harry@biker:~/batti-0.3.8
$ ls
AUTHORS  batti  batti-0.3.8.tar.gz  build  ChangeLog  COPYING  data  po  setup.py  src

How do I launch it or install it?

I am showing a tar source file example but this post is just to help you on how how to ask your app or firefox question with some more details so members get a better handle on what you are trying to accomplish.

Usually a left click will launch a app. But maybe opening the folder the app is in. Hit Alt + F2 to bring up the run dialog. My box has a run in terminal box to check in gexec. Then you can see I guess.





Good luck on a friday.

[JanetBiggar]

Hi Redplanet,
I’m probably the least able to answer your question as I too am fairly new to LL and IT is not my “real” profession 
However, I see that you have not had any replies yet so I thought I would suggest this link if you have not already come across it:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/tutorials/how-to-install-software/

I briefly read through it and it seems detailed and explanatory. I hope it helps you. I also may be using it as a guide this weekend with a touch typing program I wish to load.

[redplanet]

I am a new convert, from 25 years of using windows.  I am adapting, and I love the CLI POWER, it reminds me of stuff I used to do with batch files before windows, except super mega powerful.  I am new to a lot of the finer details, in-depth SH stuff, but google is my friend so I have learned to add repositories, install stuff, finally found synaptic (thank god, now I have absolutely NO reason to ever use Ubuntu)... and I absolutely love LL, it seems like the perfect transition for someone who still remembers (some aspects of) DOS fondly.  But, well, let me give an example of my current problem.

Did 2nd install of LL (was on 12GB partition, ran out of space...  I'm a downloader).  Works.  Firefox (~v54) wants to update.  Doesn't update automatically.  Takes me to download page, d/l tarball...  here's where the problem comes in.  I'm used to using my "desktop" (workspace) as, well, a work space.  So I pull the FF folder there.  It (v58) runs from the folder, but my "shortcut" still runs v54.  This was apparently fixed after a reboot, but my problem remains:  where am I supposed to put programs that I install "manually" like this?  I know I can put them anywhere I want, essentially, but if I keep doing this, my workspace will fill up...  kind of cool now that I can just make another one, but still.  Where would be a good place to put them?

2nd part - I have d/l some programs this way, and they won't run.  Aside from compatibility issues...  I really prefer to apt-get install, since the OS just "takes care of it", or displays an error.  Of course I am talking about apps that I cannot for whatever reason, install through the CLI.  Are there additional shell commands to "install" things I already have a local copy of?  (I am still working on learning how to "connect" to github/sourceforge for local builds...  another post for another day)

3rd part, say I have an downloaded an app/package that should run, but won't...  how do I identify if it needs other packages installed?  Dependencies?  Is there a shell command for that?