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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 2021-08-10 06:33 +0100
Organization A little, after lunch
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On 08/08/2021 11:11, Bud Frede wrote:
> I don't think I've ever seen a package on Linux that opens as a result
> of having installed it either.
> 
> I could see one perhaps putting an icon on the desktop or icon bar
> though, depending upon the desktop environment. I use Mint MATE and it
> doesn't do that though. Perhaps Cinnamon does?

Mint MATE almost always puts a *user level GUI* based package in the 
mint menu system.

 From there is is trivial to add a desk-top icon or custom menu item.
But I have never known it add an icon to the desktop by default

Only the initial installation does that.

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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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