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Thank you for answering the question on how to install a dryer, but isn't there?
something like a duck or a hose, where the hot air is released? How do you install this duck or hose? Should I use any special tape or a special clamp to go around this hose?
Do NOT, repeat NOT vent into the house. Do NOT run the dryer until it is vented properly to the outside. This is critical if you have a gas dryer (I did not see the original post.) It will fill the house with a poisonous gas (carbon monoxide.) It will also fill the house with excessive moisture even if it is an electric dryer. The moisture can damage the house, the exhaust gas can kill you.
There is a vent on all clothers dryers. It is about three inches diameter and comes out the back of the dryer. Go to a hardware store or lumberyard like Home Depot to get the proper hose, clamps, etc. for this.
Before you go, measure the diameter to within 1/16 of an inch. It will be in even inches or 1/2 inches. Three inches is typical, so is four.
You need a clamp to attach it to the dryer and another to attach it to the fitting that you will put through the wall into the outside. The clamps can be compression (squeeze to put on) or screw type (turn a screw to loosen or tighten.) The type of clamp is personal preference, both hold well unless there is a problem. You can usually find it all included in a combination package or kit made for exactly this purpose. Typical price is well under $30 USD.
The pipe is extremely thin walled and it is flexible plastic. That is the standard now so don't be worried that it is too flimsy. It is NOT necessary to use the kind of heavier sheet metal pipe that is used for heat runs. Actually, there really isn't any important advantage to using the heavy pipe either.
I like to purchase an adjustable metal 90 degree fitting for the pipe in addition to the kit. That is used at the dryer end because the plastic pipe doesn't bend well. Again, that 90 degree fitting is extremely light and thin walled, not the kind for a heat run.
Some people remove a pane of window glass and go through a window to vent outside. That is a lot easier than cutting a hole in the wall. If you have a second window, it is a little more complicated, but just takes some time.
Some people like using a better quality of pipe, one that is rated for higher heat. Usually that kind looks like plastic with a shiny metalic coating on it. In the old days, we used all metal pipe, but the newer plastic is easier to work with since it is flexible. The safely factor of even the regular plastic is adequate.
There are special add-on kits if you want to be able to put the dryer closer to the wall. They include a rectangular pipe that is narrower than the round pipe, but has the same flow rates.
FYI, the word you were looking for in the post is duct, not duck 
The term Duck Tape is misleading.
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