help me install dia in ubuntu 7.04

[dascientist]

hello friends,
i would like to install the drawing software dia on my pc running ubuntu.i downloaded a file named dia-0.96.1.tar.bz2 from the gnome website.the problem i have is that i've got no idea of how i can use this file to install dia,the setup seems different to that in windows.im new to ubuntu please help.

[argail1980]

this program is contained in the package repositories of 7.04, I wouldn't bother trying to install something from a tarball (*.tar.gz or .tar.bz2) as long as it is already provided by unbuntu.
Instead install it via synaptic or you enter in a terminal


sudo apt-get install dia