Tucker Balch wrote:
> Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to have java-linux even if I have to
> download and install bzip2 to use it. Still I think it's better
> to stick with more commonly available installation tools (and libraries
> and kernels for that matter).
>
> Is java-linux for kernel developers (100s of people) or the linux masses (millions)?
> I suppose Debian includes it, but RedHat 5.2 does not include bzip2, nor bzip2
> capable tar.
Redhat 5.2 DOES include bzip2. If you want to make your tar .bz2 compatable, I suggest
defining the following function
or alias in /etc/bashrc (or whatever) :
btar() { tar --use-compress-prog=bzip2 $* }
then just btar -xvf thefile.tar.bz2 (you need the "-")
regards
[ bryce ]
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