I am learning about SUSE 10 and mostly getting along well. However, I have had no success in RUNNING or even FINDING newly loaded applications added via YAST.

I selected several applications, games, etc using YAST. The installation welt well. YAST prompted me for the DVD and signaled that everything ended normally.

Now ... I can't find the applicatations on the system. They are on no menu I know about. If I find an executable and click on it, nothing happens.

This seems to be a common problem with new linux people, but I have not found anything posted that exactly matches what I have experienced.

Where does SUSE put newly loaded (from the installation CD) applications and how do you run them? Can they be put on the menu? How do you get a shortcut on the desktop if it is not already on the main menu?

Thanks. This is driving me crazy.

1. You can find them in the Suse menu (if added there)
2. You can use the console to start the programs
3. Binaries are usually located in /bin, /usr/bin, etc.
4. You can add a desktop icon by right-click on the desktop and then edit the path to the executable.

Thanks.

I tried it again and took careful notes about what was installed. I deleted and reinstalled a few .... this time as root.

I don't know if being root made a difference, but I noticed a few things. Some applications did install to the menu. Some did not. I guess that not all applications on the suse distribution dvd are going to install cleanly. The ones that did not install to the menu will be saved for another day.