On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Mike <hotelsamu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am attempting to install an up-to-date flash player on my Ubuntu > system. I downloaded and unzipped the .tar file successfully. Now I > have a .tar and am unsure what to do with it. > > Two questions: > > 1. How do I "unpack" the tarball? I used > > $ tar x install_flash_player_10_linux.tar
It's `tar -x install_flash_player_10_linux.tar`, not `tar x ...` > but it took so long that I figured something was wrong and aborted > with Ctrl-C. What was wrong is that it was waiting for input. > 2. Where should I put the unpacked directory? The .tar file downloaded > to my desktop by default and is still there. There must be a more > appropriate/standard place to put such things, though. Where? It will unpack an installer of sorts IIRC. You need to run it. After that you can delete the installer file. Or you could keep and treasure it forever, if that's your thing. -- Registered Linux Addict #431495 For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! fsdev.net | 0x5f3759df.org | chrismiller.at -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
