how to run programs?
 

i'm a total :newbie:
so far i was able to install gkrellm (not to compile the code though) but i can't find the program in the program list. So i searched this website and found out i could use the terminal to load up the program. But the thing is, if i close the terminal after loading gkrellm, it closes gkrellm also... :eek: are there any other ways to open programs?:scratch:

if you add an ampersand after the command, the program will stay open when you close the terminal:

gkrellm &

you could also put that in a startup script depending on what desktop or window manager you use so it opens when you launch your gui.

(btw, wrong forum. :p )

um it ain't quite working, it loads the app but when i quit the terminal i closes the app also. about the startup script... i was about to ask how to do this?

are you closing the terminal by typing "exit" or by clicking the x?

what desktop gui are you using?

i always click on the button... i dont even know the codes for the terminal yet. im using kde the one that comes with mandrake 10...

Hi mateji. Welcome to LQ.

You really should take care where you are posting your problems. The best place for a problem is not The Website Questions & Suggestions forum. You should post your probs. in the forums best suited for your problems, to get the best possible reply/solution. As yours is a software problem, you should have posted in the Software forum.

Regards.

Thread has been moved.

--jeremy