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Re: Beginner's question.

From The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Beginner's question.
Date 2021-08-07 09:38 +0100
Organization A little, after lunch
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References <sekffo$l3s$1@gioia.aioe.org>

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On 07/08/2021 00:09, Jane wrote:
> I'm not actually a beginner but I'm sure plenty who are have come across 
> this problem many times...and I cannot find an explanation anywhere.
> 
> After installing packages with software manager, some open up 
> immediately, others are accompanied by an icon but many just seem to 
> disappear. They are installed but there appears to be no way to run 
> them. I have tried terminal and package manager to no avail.
> 
> One would think that such an elementary operation would be one of the 
> first things that would be explained but it never seems to get a 
> mention. Why not?
> 
> I'm using Mint 19 and 20.1 at present.

they should appear in the mint main menu, and can be linked to desktop 
or other menu bar icons with a right click IIRC

-- 
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit 
atrocities.”

― Voltaire, Questions sur les Miracles à M. Claparede, Professeur de 
Théologie à Genève, par un Proposant: Ou Extrait de Diverses Lettres de 
M. de Voltaire

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Beginner's question. Jane <J@home.com> - 2021-08-07 09:09 +1000
  Re: Beginner's question. "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-08-06 20:31 -0400
    Re: Beginner's question. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-08 06:11 -0400
      Re: Beginner's question. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-10 06:33 +0100
    Re: Beginner's question. Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2021-08-11 17:19 +1000
      Re: Beginner's question. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-09-07 07:36 -0400
        Re: Beginner's question. Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2021-09-08 22:54 +1000
          Re: Beginner's question. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-09-08 23:54 +0200
          Re: Beginner's question. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-09-12 05:24 -0400
  Re: Beginner's question. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-07 09:38 +0100
  Re: Beginner's question. Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2021-08-08 17:01 +0000
    Re: Beginner's question. John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2021-08-08 15:46 -0400
      Re: Beginner's question. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-08 22:42 +0200
      Re: Beginner's question. Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2021-08-09 17:16 +0000
    Re: Beginner's question. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-10 06:33 +0100
    Re: Beginner's question. Jane <jane@home.com> - 2021-09-06 20:32 +1000
      Re: Beginner's question. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-09-06 12:46 +0200
        Re: Beginner's question. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-06 12:33 +0100
      Re: Beginner's question. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-06 12:31 +0100
      Re: Beginner's question. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-09-07 07:34 -0400

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