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   From: Sybren Stuvel    
   Subject: Re: running installed software ??   
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   Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:15:47 +0100   
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   HGcR< Hi, I am using kubuntu 6.10 and have managed to add the repositories   
   > to allow me to install from the vast selection of software packages.   
   > I am finding that only about half of them appear in my start menu of   
   > listed programmes. I am assuming I can use the Konsole to start them   
   > but I am not sure how??   
      
   Usually the command to start the program is the same as the package   
   name. If that isn't the case, you could list the contents of the   
   package and check out which binaries are installed:   
      
   $ dpkg -L firefox | grep /bin/   
      
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