again thanks so much the help. here is what I've done now with more confusion.
I went to the github site, read the readme which told to go to
http://primecoin.org/ from there I saw the link to download the client:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/primecoin/files/latest/download?source=filesI downloaded the client, unpacked it and read the readme:
Setup
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You need the Qt4 run-time libraries to run Bitcoin-Qt. On Debian or Ubuntu:
`sudo apt-get install libqtgui4`
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
- bin/32/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit)
- bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit)
- bin/64/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit)
- bin/64/bitcoind (headless, 64-bit)
...
I did went to the dir and ran ./bitocin-qt
now I have a primecoin wallet!
However two things I don't understand...
1. Why can I simply download and run the client, when before we were trying to compile the whole thing, what is the advantage to compiling if there is one?
2. Why the heck is it a primecoin wallet, when from the star I wanted PPcoin wallet!?

Are they somehow the same thing?