fresh off the boat

[Frank McCormick]

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:18:53 -0500
bored2k <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:

> 
> baza Wrote: 
> > David M. Carney wrote:
> > 
> > >On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 11:59 -0500, Tab Gilbert wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Just starting but can not figure out (find) how to make make an
> > >>application run (show up) on the menu.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>from a gnome-terminal type:
> > >>
> > >>sudo apt-get install bittorrent
> > >>
> > >>So it says I have it installed but I can not find where it is
> > located.
>


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> > >>
> > >>Sorry for jumping around (still learning how to format an inquiry)
> > > >and asking a very basic question but I getting frustrated with
> > >>something that should be rather simple.
> > >>
> >

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> > >
> > >...and you will see:
> > >
> > >[Desktop Entry]
> > >Name=FreeGuide
> > >Comment=Download a TV guide from the Internet and view it
> > >GenericName=TV Guide
> > >Encoding=UTF-8
> > >Type=Application
> > >Categories=GNOME;Application;AudioVideo;
> > >Exec=freeguide
> > >Icon=freeguide.png
> > >
> > >This file assumes a few things. It assumes the executable is in you
> > path
> > >and the icon is in /usr/share/pixmaps. If not, put the full path
> > >in.
> > >
> > >You can open some others and take a quick peek and see many more
> > things.
> > >When you do, remember that I'm using U.S. English only so I did not
> > need
> > >all the names and comments, etc, in the other languages.
> > >
> 


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> > >
> > This is -really- stupid. I'm fast going off Ubuntu, it's just too
> > 'rough 
> > around the edges'.  The fun I had getting xorg, sort of, working,
> > and  now this just to add a app to a menu! Gawd! Where did I put
> > that Suse  Pro dvd???
> > 
> > Baza
> > 
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> > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
> Have fun on Suse. Some of us would'nt leave Debian distros very
> easily, but it's all about taste. As long as you don't go back to
> Redmond Hell Gates, its nothing but love ^_^ .
> 
> 
>


Don't be too quick to condemn Windoze -- as bad as it can be....it's
still miles ahead of Linux when it comes to gaming, plug-ins in
browsers, and some video handling.

There are days I feel like Baza as well but I don't have any intention
of running Windoze again



Frank