Installing linux for use with a virtual pc.

[luciusad2004]

hmmm, synaptic confuses me, i can't tell what is installed and whats not installed. Does a green box mean its already on my system?

[.Maleficus.]

Yep.

You will want to enable the extra repos (repositories). You'll get loads of extra packages. I forget exactly wherer it is, but I think it's under Settings, then one of the tabs. Just enable Universe and Multiverse when you see them.

Synaptic is really easy and helpful once you understand the format. After installing a few packages with it, you'll get it easy.

[luciusad2004]

After synaptic installs something... how do i find it? Come to think of it... i think i had this problem last time i tried ubuntu.

Edit: Never mind... i found them. It's still confusing how it installs them though and doesn't necessarily state were your programs are going. Id say i probably only found it buy luck.

[.Maleficus.]

After synaptic installs something... how do i find it? Come to think of it... i think i had this problem last time i tried ubuntu.

Edit: Never mind... i found them. It's still confusing how it installs them though and doesn't necessarily state were your programs are going. Id say i probably only found it buy luck.

What did you install that you couldn't find? Most of the time Synaptic does a pretty good job of placing them in the right menu.

Either way, you can start them from the command line too.

[luciusad2004]

What did you install that you couldn't find? Most of the time Synaptic does a pretty good job of placing them in the right menu.

Either way, you can start them from the command line too.

I installed ace of penguins lol. It made a directory called games in the usr directory but it didn't place anything in any menus.

If i wanted to start something from the terminal do i just type in the name of the application or do i have to first be in the directory it is located?

[calumc]

just try the name in the terminal or look through /usr/bin or /usr/sbin to find the command

[.Maleficus.]

Yep, just as calumc said. You could also manually a link to the program in the menu.

[luciusad2004]

The problem is though... can i add a link to the program, or run it, if i don't know were on my disk it is? The only clues i found to were ace of penguins went was when i some how stumbled across a list of what Synaptic added to my system.

IDK. its not that big of an issue... if i can find it then thats good enough i suppose. I still have to figure out how to add stuff to the menu i tried a couple of days ago unsucessfully. I also tried adding a little launcher for the terminal on the task bar next to the firefox icon but i couldn't get that to work either.

[calumc]

just try the name in the terminal or look through /usr/bin or /usr/sbin to find the command

Use what you find here as the target for the launcher

[Luke122]

OT: Debian rocks my world.

I've been all about Sabayon and Ubuntu, and finally decided to check out Debian today. I'm in looooove.