(solved) catfish

[shengchieh]

For installing tarballs, see

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/...urce_linux (Compile Programs From Source in Linux)
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html (Installing software from source in Linux)
http://www.linux.lk/software/compiling.php (Compiling Software Packages; 2003)
http://howto.wired.com/wiredhowtos/index...egory=Work (Compile Software from Source Code)
http://liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=82 (compiling software)

but ...

I would use synaptic first.

If you do not want to upgrade LL to version 2 (but why not?), try installing an old version of catfish.
[p.s. My link is dead - can't find the new link quickly.]

Sheng-Chieh