Questions from a new debian user

[Hilary Hertzoff <hhertzof@panix.com>]

I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred and I
haven't been able to find the answers to these rather basic questions.

1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer?  The methods
I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly or brought me back
to the X login prompts. 

2. I downloaded a file from the internet through lynx for the browser I
used to use in Windoze.  Now I can't find the file. Where would lynx have
dropped it.

3. When I find the file how do I install it?  It's in .tar.gz format
rather than .deb and the explanations I've found are a bit confusing and
assume a little more Linux knowledge than I've acquired yet (three weeks
and counting)...

I've found the list very helpful and have been saving messages explaining
things I expect to need in the future.

Thanks,
Hilary



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