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Re: Beginner's question.

From Jane <jane@home.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Beginner's question.
Date 2021-09-06 20:32 +1000
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On 9/8/21 3:01 am, Jim Jackson wrote:
> On 2021-08-06, Jane <J@home.com> 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.
> 
> Don't you have some sort of applications/software menu system in mint?
> If so after an application gets installed, then it will insert an entry
> in that menu. Often there is entry in a task bar to bring up this menu.

I'm surprised that anyone would use any version other than mint. It 
saves a lot of time.... brilliant...
Most of the popular programs such as filezilla or KolourPaint install an 
icon in the main menu but the majority do not....and invariably, typing 
their name in terminal does not open t open thehinghem. There is no 
advice as to how it should be done.


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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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