sorry i couldn't answer yesterday, forum was out of reach!
i am a bit of linux newbie so here are the questions
i did the python Electrum thing from that folder and then tied the Electrum icon to my sidebar, now every time i just click on it and it opens easily and i have no problem using the wallet.
here is what i don't understand, what was the 'sudo python setup.py install' for? and what is the difference between that and what i am already doing?
and also while we are at it, what is the "setuptools" that i am missing? is that a python language related thing that my Ubuntu doesn't have?