Any idea how to download files? I need to download a file, for a plug-in... It downloads, but when I click on the downloaded file, it goes nowhere. Any thoughts?
Sorry, no. Never downloaded files. I use mine to web surf and word processing, nothing more.
The various Linux versions (distros) have ways that make programs easy to install but these don't all work with each other. Most Linux distros have lots of free stuff ready to go , enough to satisfy most needs but...
I hate to be the one to tell you this but loading programs in Linux can be rather cumbersome. Most distros have what is called a "program manager" . It lists all the free stuff out that which will self load. If you have some other program you'd like to install the process to do that is here.
More info on downloading/installing applications on EeePC Linux (Xandros):
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/02/up-close-with-the-eee-pc-part-2-installing-unsupported-progra/