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 more comment from u please, thanks:<br />
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if someone hands you a .gz or .tar file which has a Linux application - is there anyway to tell if it offers an UI via X11?<br />
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can you give an example of [1] in your answer.
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more comment from u please, thanks:

if someone hands you a .gz or .tar file which has a Linux application - is there anyway to tell if it offers an UI via X11?

can you give an example of [1] in your answer.

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No out of a tar or gz file you can't see if it is a X11 application.<br />
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example for 1) Almost every linux command ls, tar, gzip, ... is such an application.
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No out of a tar or gz file you can't see if it is a X11 application.

example for 1) Almost every linux command ls, tar, gzip, ... is such an application.

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just a general question on Linux application in relation to deskstop manager such as KDE. <br />
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When so and so releases a new program which 'supports' Linux - how do we know if it can be run from something like KDE? Or from the linux command line? A good example of KDE support is GIMP - the graphics package for Linux.<br />
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I am still thinking very much in the mold of a microsoft windows user but i am trying hard to get away from NT.
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just a general question on Linux application in relation to deskstop manager such as KDE. 

When so and so releases a new program which 'supports' Linux - how do we know if it can be run from something like KDE? Or from the linux command line? A good example of KDE support is GIMP - the graphics package for Linux.

I am still thinking very much in the mold of a microsoft windows user but i am trying hard to get away from NT.

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