a '*****.tar.gz' file is what is refereed to as a "tarball".
Tar is a program that appends files one after the other into a single file.
It performs no compression. A well named tar file has a .tar extension. Type
'man tar' to see the use of tar.
gzip is a GNU utility that compresses files. A well named gzipped file has a
.Z or a .gz extension (among others). type 'man gzip' to see the use of
gzip.
It is a common practice to build software distribution using 1) tar to
compress the multiple files and directories of the distribution into a
single, and then 2) using gzip to compress the distribution down to a
manageable size.
If you have GNU tar (which you probably do), then you can give an argument
to specify that gzip should be run prior to the untarring event.
tar -zxvf <filename> is the command you are looking for.
z = run gzip prior to untarring
x = untar
v = verbose mode, to see what is happening
f = use the disk instead of the tape device (tar = tape archiver)
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html is a listing of many
up-to-date HOWTOs.
Reading the kernel HOWTO. You will need to read the Kernel HOWTO if you are
planning on build the kernel.
--shawn
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane McKeown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 7:35 AM
To: Linux Newbie
Cc: Linux Networking
Subject: Unzipping kernel
I have the zipped kernel source file in /usr/src in
the form linux-2.2.2-.tar.gz
Can any of you explain the proper way to unzip them?
Thanks for any help
Shane
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