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Here are a few (sometimes useful) tips.
The Linux equivilent of "dir" is "ls".
You can use the "-lha" switches to list all files with a few extra goodies (using either dir or ls).
You can type "cd /h <TAB> /m <TAB> /Do <TAB> " etc. to quickly change directory.
If you press <TAB> twice in the above sequence the directory contents will be listed.
Use the "less" command to read files.
McoreD, I believe you have slightly confused yourself between an executable and an RPM. An executable is roughly equivalent to the Windows .exe suffix. In Linux however this is dictated by the file permissions (the rxw's after typing ls -lha). The "x" part of the permission denotes whether a file is executable or not.
An RPM is like the Windows Setup.exe. The RPM holds all the files needed for the setup, plus where to put them.
Backin the day, before RPM, people had to compile software, from source, on their own. I believe this is what has to happen in this situation. If you do "cd /home/manila/Documents/Appz/msnmessenger4linux/msn" then do a "less README" and a "less HELP", you should be given instructions on how to compile and install the software.
Hope this helps.
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