Sheets are often distributed as compressed tar files (having the
filename extension of .tar.gz). To install the sheet
(assuming the tar file has been created properly) open the tar file in
the Gnome archive tool (guitar). Select all files in the
archive (Ctl+A or Archive-->Select all)
then click the Extract button. You will be asked where to
extract the files to--choose the .dia folder in your home
directory.
Next time you start up dia
the new sheet will be available.