Fixing a app

[Darryl Clarke]

On 12/3/05, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
> 12032005 1611 GMT-5
>
> Im not receiving any messages to help me with all of my broken apps so,
> I have a different question.
>
> If I click on the app and it just doesnt start, it might be a broken
> package -  right? Under Synaptic, I look for the app name but I dont see
> it under Installed software.
>
> How can I figure out what AisleRiot Solitare name is installed as?
>
> Wade

You can search the contents of packages: http://packages.ubuntu.com/

The standard games all come in 'gnome-games'

The answer is, /usr/games/sol

if you run 'sol' from a command line, you might see an error as to why
it's not starting.

If gnome-games isn't installed, that's a good reason why it wouldn't :)

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