How do I install a '.tgz' file

[pooky2483]

First off, what a fantastic program.

I'm running version 4.3 under Kubuntu 14.04 (Linux). It is the version that is available in Muon Package Manager. I am having a problem installing version 4.6, as it is in '.tgz' format.

I have never figured how to manually install programs unless they are in '.deb. format - Which basically installs itself, all you do is open it and it self installs.

How do I install a '.tgz' file?

[Puybaret]

A tgz file is just a compressed folder.
Don't you have an Extract item in the contextual menu of the file, like under Ubuntu?

[pooky2483]

Yes, I've extracted it...
Now what?

[Puybaret]

As suggested in the download page, run the SweetHome3D command it contains, eventually using this tip to launch it with a double click.