Linux Application Troubles

[takua108]

A'ight, I have Mandrake Linux (idk the version, I believe it was the last one before it became Mandriva), and the guy who set it up for me forgot to install GCC. So I use packages whenever I can get them, but...once I've installed an application via packages, how do I execute it? Where do I go?
Yeah, I'm somewhat of a Linux n00b,
~takua108

[IsmAvatar]

normally packages ask you where you want to install it to. Wherever you specify, just go there and open whatever looks like an executable/program, prolly with a fancy icon and all.

Mine doesn't have GCC either, which is a pain in the arse, because you more or less need gcc in order to install GCC.