find kids games for my son - don't know how to download

[santi1031]

hi i'm new to linux don't know what i'm running i see a k on the tool bar. well first i'm here to find kids games for my son and i don't know how to download it. i did one but it went into my folder and i don't know what to do from their i press every file in it and i just don't understand what to do please help

Santi

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

It looks like you are using K Desktop Environment (KDE). Which Linux distro/version are you using?

[santi1031]

yes kde 8.5

[devils casper]

Open Konsole and execute this code

cat /etc/issue
cat /etc/release
uname -a

Post output here.

[santi1031]

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l
is this what you were asking me, sorry i'm new to this

[santi1031]

Linux Santi 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 12 21:22:47 EDT 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

[devils casper]

You can install packages, games through Package Manger. KDE uses Adept Package Manager but I prefer Synaptic over Adept. Synaptic is not pre-installed in KDE.
Open Konsole and execute this

su -
apt-get update
apt-get install synaptic

Above code will install Synaptic Package Manager. Open Synaptic ( look for its entry in Menu ) and type games in Search box. Read description of all searched packages and install whatever you like.
Here is a Tutorial on Synaptic Package Manager. It's for Ubuntu and it works fine for Debian too.

[jdkaye]

yes kde 8.5

I think you mean kde 3.5 don't you? Otherwise you are far ahead of everyone else in the world including the kde devs.
If you click on the "k" button you should see a bunch of menus including a "Games" menu. There you will find the menu item "Games for Kids". Just click on the game that interests you and it should open up.
ciao,
jdk

[santi1031]

thank you found lots of games for my son after i installed synaptic but one more question some games i can't find after i downloaded or some games i press the buttom to strart it but won't do anything it is like i never press the buttom

[jdkaye]

thank you found lots of games for my son after i installed synaptic but one more question some games i can't find after i downloaded or some games i press the buttom to strart it but won't do anything it is like i never press the buttom

It's really difficult to help you when you give so little details. I would suggest you take one problematic case and describe it in detail (don't leave anything out) and we can try to solve that. Then we go on to the next case. Is that ok?
ciao,
jdk