Linux question

If a program reportedly supports the Linux OS, will it run under every Linux distro?  Please keep in mind, if this question is terrible, I don't know too much about Linux.  I'm specifically talking about Ubuntu and the Nicotine p2p app.

Short answer:  Yes.
Long answer:  It depends.  Kernel versions, dependencies, etc.
Relevant answer:  According to Wikipedia, Nicotine has been dead for almost two years.  Development continued with Nicotine+.

http://nicotine-plus.sourceforge.net/

Installation on any distro:

http://nicotine-plus.sourceforge.net/NicotinePlusGuide/NicotineGuide/Installation/Linux/NicotineOnAnyDistro.htm

Since it's basically a python script, there's no compiling or anything.  Untar it and run the script.  As long as you have the PyGTK-2 toolkit installed, you're good to go.  I haven't tried it, but if it's just that one script, you can just move it to /usr/bin and run it from a command line as "nicotine" or make an icon for it.  Otherwise, just dump the directory full of shit anywhere and make a link in /usr/bin that points to the main script.

Oh, just looked at the dependencies:
http://nicotine-plus.sourceforge.net/NicotinePlusGuide/NicotineGuide/Installation/NicotineDependencies.htm

You'll want to install those first.

Then download the tarball:
http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nicotine-plus/nicotine+-1.2.6.tar.bz2

Then open a terminal and cd to the directory it downloaded to and run:

$ tar xjpvf <tarball name>
$ cd <the directory you just made>
$ ./nicotine

That'll start it.  Then you can move the directory anywhere and make an icon that executes the "nicotine" script.

waha!  infinite thanks, anonymous.  i think i need to borrow my friend's linux for dummies book before i get too serious about this..  thanks again!

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