Quote Originally Posted by bob58
Yes I agree and thats part of my troubles.....I still have difficulty trying to focus on where programs actually are. For example in WINBLOWS, most of the time when you install a program, they end up in the "Program Files" folder.....But I still am confused where Linux stores them. Especially if I down load a .tar file. I just download it into a folder that i create in my /mnt/hda3 which is a separate partition for extra storage. So the installed program, I assume stays there. If you download a .tar file, where would you dowload it to? I see you say /usr/bin for example. So like with gwenview, once it was installed, I clicked on the executable file and make a link to desktop, but the link icon is that blue gear which represents executable files! And If I try to change it, say to a camera icon, then it changes ALL the executables everywhere into camera icons!!! I suppose I could create my own file extension then i wouldnt have to worry about this. In Knoppix you are not given the option to "change icon".
I avoid installing from tar files unless I have to, it is almost always possible to find a .deb package. Google search 'gwenview' then search within results '.deb' found this link (and others) for gwenview .deb packages.
http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/node/view/44
I.m never really sure that packages installed from tar are properly recorded with apt-get & dpkg. (one exception...Openoffice has it's own installer which works well. I replace the Knoppix -en-de version with the regular version)
When making a link to desktop, don't click on the executeable & link to desktop, do it the other way around. Right click on the desktop & make a link to the executeable. Then you DO have the option the change the icon on the desktop file.