
P.S. Im using linux mint 14

Probably. Can you give us an example of one of these "certain" applications you're talking about?derpie28 wrote:when I install "certain" applicatons, they say they install but i cant find them under applications or when i type it in the search bar... Is there some way to run them in the terminal?![]()
OH WAIT! it worked! Thanks!Vincent Vermeulen wrote:Those of course don't create a menu entry (that would be silly and pointless). Normally you run the progra just by typing its name (in lower case) in the terminal.