alright i know this will seem a bit stupi, but my windows recently crashed so i have booted ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop i have a great deal of windows experience and am great at computers, however i am still trying to figure out the file system, or which commands are for running things

e.x.

I have a theme in a folder on my desktop

/home/bluefuzzball/Desktop/Azenis Orange Icons

what is inside i am trying to run is "index.theme"

so what do i type into the terminal to make it run and install.

What do you mean exactly by a running index.theme ?
Is it a application or script or a command ?
Or is anything else

Install instructions :
http://ubuntu-art.org/content/show.p...43b7452f6c9bfd

You will probably have to rename
/home/bluefuzzball/Desktop/Azenis Orange Icons
.. to ..
/home/bluefuzzball/Desktop/Azenis-Orange

On Ubuntu themes can also be copied to the .themes directory in your home directory:
/home/bluefuzzball/.themes. A shorthand for /home/your_username in linux is simply ~.
So: /home/bluefuzzball/.themes and ~/.themes are the same thing.
Icons can be copied to ~/.icons. In linux a file or directory that begins with a period "." is hidden. To see them open your home directory and select View, and check "show hidden files".
When you install themes to ~/.themes they are only available to you. If you install themes to /usr/share/themes they are available to every user on your system.
Here is a good site for getting started with Ubuntu:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/

And welcome to the LQ forums!

alright i can't seem to find the theme part of my ubuntu to put it in.

also /home/bluefuzzball/desktop/emulation/epsxe

what command can i use to run that, it's either an installer or the actual program, i tried run, didn't work apparently linux doesn't use run, i also tried the sudo apt-get didn't work either.

so what do i type as the execute command?

here some screenshots

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Start over.
I'm not sure what the stuff is in the screenshots you posted. Download the Azenis-Orange theme to your home directory from here:
http://ubuntu-art.org/content/show.p...43b7452f6c9bfd
and untar it. To untar it open a terminal. The terminal should start in your home directory. To verify this type pwd (print working directory). It should report /home/bluefuzzball.
Then untar (i.e., extract) the contents of the file:
then hit the TAB key. It should autocomplete the file name. Then hit enter. This will create a directory named Azenis-Orange.
Then, as per the instructions on the link that I posted (and that Knudfl posted before), copy the theme to the /usr/share/themes directory:
Then go to: system > preferences > appearance. (I think this is where you select the themes from. I'm not on Ubuntu right now). The Azenis-Orange theme should be listed there for you to select. This should load the theme.

bluefuzzball@bluefuzzball:~$ tar -xvzf 1141
tar: 1141: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

and there wasn't any autocomplete when i hit tab

and the second screenshot is a ps1 emulator i am trying to get it to run.

despite all the problems though i am still very pleased with linux it runs much smoother tham windows, and i still can use the internet and limewire fine. (it had a graphic interface for installing)

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To run the executable epsxe

1) cd Desktop/emulator
.. or : cd /home/bluefuzball/Desktop/emulator
2) ./epsxe

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It is about knowing, what your present location is
( it's /home/bluefuzball/ when you first open the terminal )
... and to know which folder, you want to "change directory to" = ' cd '.
.....

Are you sure the 114181-Azenis-Orange.tar.gz file is in your home directory? If not cut and paste it to your home directory.
To verify that it is your home directory open a terminal and type:
or
The file should be in the list. If your terminal is not in your home directory you can change to your home directory in the terminal with:
I suggested putting the file in your home directory because when you open a terminal it defaults to your home directory.
Instead of typing 1141 and hitting TAB you can just type the full name of the file instead of using the TAB key. The TAB autocomplete is a handy convenience feature I was trying to show you.
I just installed the Azenis Orange theme on my laptop as per the instructions I posted in my last post and it works.

Try again as per my instructions. Write back if you need more help.

ls /home/bluefuzzball
Gdk-ERROR **: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.
bluefuzzball@bluefuzzball:~/Desktop/emulation$ ls~
bash: ls~: command not found
bluefuzzball@bluefuzzball:~/Desktop/emulation$ ls /home/bluefuzzball
Desktop Firefox_wallpaper.png Pictures Unsaved Document 1
Documents LimeWire Public Videos
examples.desktop Music Templates



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it says desktop in there and what i have is in a folder on my destop.

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btw my psx emulator works now and i just want to know, When it comes to executing files all i need to do is type the directory then ./(filename) to run it?

I don't know why that would happen. If you open a terminal and type:
it should autocomplete /home/bluefuzzball. Then hit enter and it should list the contents of your home directory. This assumes that your username is indeed "bluefuzzball". Remember linux is case sensitive.
There should be a space between the command ls and the shortcut for your home directory ~.
If you follow the directions I gave in post #7 of this thread it will work. I tested it. Start over with downloading the 114181-Azenis-Orange.tar.gz file. You can put it on your desktop if you want. Then just open a terminal and:
to navigate to the desktop in the terminal. Note there is a space between the command cd and the destination ~/Desktop.
You run files that are executable. In the terminal you use the command cd (change directory) to navigate to the directory the file is in. Then as long as the file is executable you can run it with:
Or if the executable ends in .sh, you can run it with:

alright now i am starting to see how to run stuff, i appreciate the help i've gotten so far.

now what does "sudo" do other than ask for a password?

what is "apt-get" for?

apt-get is a package management system that will happily screw your system up to meet dependices, use with care.
for example
should install a dos emulator

It temporarily gives you "root" or "super user" or in windows speak "Administrator" powers.
It is a front end to the "Advanced Package Tool" (apt) system, that allows you to install and upgrade software packages.

See the following howto for a gentle introduction: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/

Cheers,

Evo2.