Help Third party app installation

[Preston Kutzner]

On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Bill Wright wrote:

> I am running 8.04 LTS desktop. Being a Windows user for many years I  
> am
> at a loss on how to install non packaged applications.
> I downloaded the TAR file, decompressed it, then I am lost?
> What must I enter on the command line?

Bill, what application are you trying to install on your system?   
There is most likely a pre-built package compatible with Ubuntu  
available.  I or someone else might be able to point you to where a  
pre-packaged version is if we know what you're looking for.