Desktop Installs

[stin wang]

if you have download tar.gz file why apt-get again?

2008/4/5, Tom <lau at woh.rr.com>:
>
> I cannot install programs from the desktop environment. I download to
> the desks top and unzip the programs (mostly tar.gz) and it creates a
> folder on the desktop w/ install file in it. I then go to terminal and
> do the sudo apt-get install and the install builds a directory tree then
> gives error message: couldn't find package or file. I was working from
> the tom at tom-desktop$ prompt. What am I not doing right??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
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Tie Wang
TianJin Climate Center
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