where installed softwares go?

emab · September 17, 2008, 6:33pm

i recently installed wine and other softwares! where they go? how can i find them?

Shadowmeph · September 17, 2008, 6:37pm

all your installed software should be on your application browser it is all alphabetical so it should be close to the bottom of the list

Chdslv · September 17, 2008, 6:52pm

I’d like to ask the same question, where wine went? I see that it’s installed, but can’t see it on “Applications”, neither can I get it working, that is, I don’t know how- to do that…

How can I install a downloaded program, such as Firefox? I click on the downloaded program, and it opens on the Archive Manager…then what to do?
I am VERY new to OpenSuse
Thanks!

deltaflyer44 · September 17, 2008, 7:01pm

you can run wine from a console,just type wine & press enter. As for Firefox,@Chdslv, why not use rpm’s to install instead of using tar.gz files ? or use YaST-software - Software management to install software

Andy

gavro_g · September 17, 2008, 7:06pm

When you install wine, you dont actually get an entry in your application launcher (k-menu, or gnome…).

I’d advise you to install wine-doors. When installed you will get an entry under “Sytem”, listed as “Windows application Installer”.
With this app you will be able to install windows application through a nice GUI (as I see you’re not really familiar with cli…)

Good luck

PS. Some other advice: get to know some basic cli. Could come in handy

emab · September 17, 2008, 8:20pm

i did tried to run it from command. but i recieved:

omid@linux-3hj1:~> wine
Usage: wine PROGRAM [ARGUMENTS...]   Run the specified program
       wine --help                   Display this help and exit
       wine --version                Output version information and exit

i trued as:

omid@linux-3hj1:~> wine PROGRAM
wine: could not load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\PROGRAM.exe": Module not found

as i remember in ubuntu it had a GUI! but no problem. now what should i do?

emab · September 17, 2008, 10:22pm

thank u! wine-doors worked
could u introduce me some resources for cli?
in ubuntu i have installed 30 windows softwares in linux :->
including photoshop, jetAudio, MSOffice, IE, Internet download accelator, need for speed , babylone6 and…

Shadowmeph · September 17, 2008, 10:36pm

I have wine installed and all I need to do is go to the task bar click on computer more applications then a window will open up and I scroll down to wine and it shows all of my Wine things that I have

emab · September 17, 2008, 10:44pm

u r in gnome! we are talking about kde

gavro_g · September 17, 2008, 10:46pm

You’ve got a long (but exciting) way to go
Have a look @ LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scripts.
You can also find some SuSE books on the net for help!

Books - openSUSE
newbe book: http://www.suseblog.com/?p=141 (best for you i think!)

edit:
and by the way, if you want some polished way of installing and using windows applications AND support wine, you could give crossover (office) a try (commercial).

DenverD · September 18, 2008, 10:28am

> in ubuntu i have installed 30 windows softwares in linux :->
> including photoshop, jetAudio, MSOffice, IE, Internet download
> accelator, need for speed , babylone6 and…

ah…i see you seem to think that Linux is just a way to run
Windows[tm] programs…

you will REALLY see the speed and benefits of Linux when you learn to
use the non-Windows[tm] (native Linux) programs like:

photoshop -> GIMP
M$Office -> OPen Office
IE -> Firefox

and MANY MANY others, see
Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial
software at http://www.osalt.com/

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