I am so lost with this program!!!!

[James Takac]

Hi Elmo

On Sunday 31 August 2008 06:18:33 elmo wrote:
> elmo wrote:
> > Larry Driver wrote:
> >> Please tell me how to install windows back to my system. I have
> >> downloaded all kinds of stuff with ubuntu but getting it in "install" is
> >> driving me insane! Can someone in plain english tell me how to install
> >> windows back onto my system?????
> >
> > Larry Driver wrote:
> >>  I have downloaded all kinds of stuff with ubuntu but getting it in
> >> "install" is driving me insane!
> >
> > This statement is confusing ---could you please explain what you mean
> > and what it has to do with reinstalling Windows?  Please give more
> > details about your problem.
> > elmo
>
> Perhaps reposting with more details about your problem would help.
>
> elmo

My guess is the person may have downloaded programs as tarballs (source 
packages mostly) and doesn't know what to do with them from there. Certainly 
could drive a newbie up the wall in some instances LOL. He may not know about 
synaptic or the add/remove programs entry's of yet

James