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How I can i find and launch applications after install?

Asked by montie364

Ok silly question. When I install a prog how do I find it again. more than once I have installed a prog from ubuntu software center it says it was installed but then I cant find it to use it, The most recent was a backup prog. It.s not in applications.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

If you use gnome-panel (the interface with the panel at top and bottom), just click applications and search it.
If you are using unity (the interface with the top panel and the launcher with icon at the left), press the windows key on the keyboard (or click the ubuntu logo at top left), and search for application by searching its name, than click on it.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#2

And please at next time explain better your question in the title. Thank you.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Please tell the name/names of the software you are talking of...

There are a lot of installed software that it have not a graphical interface,

usually you need simply to type the software name into a terminal window to run it

You can get help on command options by typing

man software-name

where "software-name" is the name of the software commands

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

i changed a bit the title of question...

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montie364 (montieclay) said : 		#5

The software name is rdiff backup ubuntu package.

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#6

On Ubuntu 10.10 System, Administration, File Backup Manager

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montie364 (montieclay) said : 		#7

Michael it's not there

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#8

So using terminal type:

rdiff

to get usage help type:

man rdiff

to get package description:

apt-cache show rdiff

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#9

montie
You are right. Sorry my bad. If you go to http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/examples.html there are many commands to use in the terminal. Hope this helps.

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