Yesterday I tried to download the ZX Spectrum emulator "fuse" I typed in the following in the terminal.
sudo apt-get install fuse-emulator-gtk
The terminal screen expanded and a whole lot of writing scrolled down.The cursor just stopped so after about 20 seconds I closed the terminal but I could not find fuse ?
So my questions are.
When the terminal stops does it say stopped or fuse successfully downloaded or something similar ? ( how do I know when the terminal has finished ?)
Where is my software ( in this case fuse ?
And 3 ( for future reference ) How will I run this software ? will it be downloaded as an exec file or something else ?
Anything else that is relevent to downloading software that I should know ?

1) Your thread name isn't meaningful. Please rename it.

2) You'll see if it's installed successfully by typing in the terminal:
If the first two characters for each package shown are ii then everything is OK.

3) fuse-emulator-gtk installs a .desktop file:
So, if you search for fuse in your desktop environment, it'll show up.

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The command prompt will return, you will see blinking cursor. If there was an error it will be shown. And if you close the terminal prematurely the process running in terminal may not be finished.

In addition,

What version of lubuntu are you running?

I just tried installing the emulator running Lubuntu 20 and it installed fine. Per the install instructions you would install fuse-emulator-common package which would automatically select the gtk package.

To elaborate on the other posts if installed properly fuse is automatically added to the games menu. Just click it and it will run.

I typed what you said and I get "dpkg: error: unknown option -1"
Then it goes on about using apt and dpkg

It's not one (-1), but ell (-l).

The Linux command line observes the Napoleon principle. Napoleon used to say, "Only wake me if it's bad news." So you only get a message on the command line if something has gone wrong. It never says, "Job completed OK" or anything like that. If you get no message, just a prompt for the next command, then you can assume the earlier one has executed correctly.

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^Remindes me of this comment in the as7 source from pdp7-unix project. The joke was also quoted in the UNIX-HATERS Handbook.

Ok, so I am embassised to say this...... but........ You see I come from Windows and on a Windows PC when you install software it shows up as a shortcut on your desktop.I was on my Linux PC ( I have 2 A Linux PC and a Windows desktop )I clicked on the Bluebird ( lower left ) and I noticed " Games" so I selected that, and there it is...Fuse.
So, obviously I installed it the first time.
I will keep this thread open till this time tomorrow in case anyone wants to add something.Then I will mark this thread closed.
Thanks guys for your quick response to my thread and your advice.
Im still learning Linux and enjoying the experiance.

Most Linux desktops have those too. However they are never put up automatically when you install software as they are in Windows. That would be considered pushy and rude. It's your desktop after all, so you alone control what goes on it. If you right-click on the desktop and look at the menu you get, you will usually find an option to create short cuts to programs. Exactly how it is done depends on what desktop you are using.

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Wrong thread...

Please rename the thread before marking it as solved.