[Inkscape-user] clipart files ???

Dumb question 101...where are all the clip art files & how do i use them??? Linux SuSE 9.2; inkscape .40

I DLed what I thought was it, but that turned out to be a php file of a few Ks; then i found THE file, (all 44 megs?). But I haven't a clue where it went & how I access it.

I hate it when DLs put stuff where they want, rather than where I want!!! & then don't give me a clue how to use them.

Yes, the Linux file system is still a bit of a mystery to me.