Unable to install xfce4 window manger themes in ubuntu
 

I am currently running Ubuntu 10.04. I have installed xfce4 desktop and also downloaded a couple of window manager themes with the expectation of them being installed via apt-get or software center. Of course, that did not happen. At any rate, I proceeded to install them based on an Ubuntu instruct as it follows: 1) created a theme directory(~/.themes) 2) extracted packages to a created folder(xfw-the) 3) moved folder to home directory(easy location) 4) ran the cp command(cp /xfw-the//.). The output was:cp needs destination operand after '/xfw-the//.'try cp --help. I did not quite understand due to the very limited/brief info that was given.

If possible, would really like to resolve this, more so for future file/folder copying and moving.

Could someone please help?

The 10.04 desktop version is unsupported
You need to get an upto-date version.

I am so sorry for the typo...please forgive me. But that is Ubuntu(14.04) installed it a couple of months ago.

I apologize but I get thrown off with the different styles of copying & moving files.
cp <location of file> <to destination>

location of file maybe /home/user/Downloads
destination maybe simply /home/user

Command
cp /home/user/Downloads/<file> /home/user/<file>

From what I can gather I am missing something in my command line of (cp /xfw-the//.) And based on the terminal output that is "destination operand" that must follow:'/xfw-the//.'before cp can be invoked. My question is what is it...a specification maybe?

Can you post the link that you were using please

<a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=227416">HOWTO: Install Xfce Themes</a> Hope this takes you where you requested. I also have a copy of the Ubuntu Bible and will check it against what I am doing (cp command)

There are only 3 steps but they give 2 ways of doing it. Are you confusing "Alternative Terminal Method" with the "Terminal Method"?
Also if using the "Alternative Method", you would've most like used cp or mv command from Downloads.
This command
would be
cp /home/user/Downloads /home/user/.themes

Your point is well taken, however, I used the 1-2-3 method at the very beginning of the instruct; 1) created the themes directory '~/. themes'2) extracted the files to my created folder 'xfw-the' and 3) ran the cp command, 'cp /xfw-the//.' to copy the folder to that directory. Is there any other way I can code it or possibly add to the existing structure?

When yo extracted the files to the /.themes folder you basically combined the process of extracting & moving, so there is no reason to copy since you placed the files where you wanted them.

Understandably so...if that was the case. The downloaded files were extracted the folder'xfw-the', that I created, which resides in my "home" directory. The task is placing a copy of it in my "themes" directory.... remember, that was the first thing I did... create a themes directory.

But have you tried
If there is another directory within it cd to it then run ls

Yes... as soon as I created the directory, that was the first thing I checked to see was it a valid directory. From the onset the ubt instruct lead me to believe the directory may all ready be present, but if not, create one with 'mkdir'and that is what I did. cd was coded in both situations.

But have you checked the directory to see if it contained the themes?

Now that I have not done. If you would, please, what's the line?