cd bin -
change
directory to the bin folder you just unzipped
cd 64 (or 32 depending on your processor) - change directory again to one of two directories inside /bitcoin-blahblahblah/bin/
./bitcoin-qt - execute the
binary file
you don't need anything in the src directory, because you want to run a pre-compiled binary (kind of the linux equivalent to a windows .exe file). everything in the src directory is for that.
http://www.devtome.com/doku.php?id=making_a_qt_wallet_work_in_ubuntu_12.04Thanks, I had resolved the issue by moving bitcoin-qt to the correct directory however this was really helpful in my understanding.