Fwd: Newby trying to install deb package



Hi Phil,

Am 2008-01-19 17:42:36, schrieb Phil Timbrell:
I am trying to convert to most recent version of Debian but want to
install additional .deb packages onto the pc. I am a newby - sorry.
Synaptic downloads and installs a package such as mothomatic but once it
has completed the install it does not appear on the desktop to run. The
binary exists within a folder that synaptic places it but the binary
will not run.

This must be a common problem for recent converts from windows. What
missing step is there - there is obviously something else I have to do
to get this and other similar programs appearing in the applications
window ready to run?

thankyou

Phil Timbrell

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