Restore /Applications on my Mac

Hello guys, I have a problem. I have been trying to install Packet Tracer, Ubuntu version, but there was a problem: it decided to "overwrite" everything on install (/Applications) folder. And know I haven't got any programs, except those which are in Dock, able to be ran. And that makes me feel sad. Nothing works. But, as I understand, they are just hidden, aren't they? Help me!

Will the Ubuntu version of an app work on OS X? How did you install it, exactly?
The icons in the Dock are just icons: links to the apps. The apps have to be on the disk somewhere else, usually the Applications folder. When you click on an app on the Dock, does it launch? Or not?
What is in the Applications folder now? Sometimes apps create another Applications folder in your user account. Are you sure that's not what you're looking at?
What happens if you search for the apps using Spotlight? Can you find their location that way? (Hold down command key to show path to app.)
Of course, you can always restore the Applications folder from your backup, because you have a backup. Because you don't want to lose any files.

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A sync with iTunes has removed all the application on my iPhone, leaving only some apps.
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2) It warned me to back up IPAD before I did. I did
3) I updated software.
4) It returned with an error saying it could not install software and I must restore to facotry settings
5) I resotored to factory settings
6) After that I attempted to restore contents of my IPAD from Itunes on my Windows 7 machine.
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12) I gave them the example of MS Word on MacBook Pro. If I save/back up on another machine and then restore back to the original machine I would expect to be able to see the Word files I had created and saved. That in particular the failure to view them would not be Microsoft's responsibility but Apple's. They disagreed saying it would be between me and Microsoft and the Apple devices had nothign to do with saving or successful restoring.
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Apple Customer Support,
Holly Hill,
Cork,
Ireland
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Q. Can I use the grey coloured System Restore discs that shipped with Mac A to install OS X onto Mac B?
A. In most cases, due to technical and licensing reasons, the answer is no. The answer is definitely no if any of the following apply:
Any part of the software on the system restore disc is currently installed or in use on Mac A, or on any other computer1
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No part of the software on the system restore disc is currently installed or in use on Mac A, or on any other computer1
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Both Mac A and Mac B have PowerPC processors (G3, G4, or G5)3
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All terms of the Mac OS X Software License Agreement are followed, particularly sections 2 and 3 regarding permitted usage and transfer.
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The license agreement for single user copies of all versions of OS X, including all versions that ship on system restore discs, do not permit any part of the software to be installed or used on more than one computer at the same time.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9755670&#9755670
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
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* 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
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