gz = gzipped file ..it's like a '.zip'
unzip using 'gunzip filename'
.tar files are compilations of files all rolled into one, to examine them
tar tvf filename
to extract tar xvf filename (look at man tar)
most application whaich are tar'ed will unpack into their own dir where
ever you issue the tar xvf command
to install these apps, you'll probably have to compile them for your
system...READ all the documentation in that dir first!!
(usually everything with CAPITAL LETTERS, then it's usually a 'make'
(or sometimes ./configure first) to make the binaries and 'make install'
to install them
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Lei Tie wrote:
> I have seen that most of linux applications come in either tar or gz file. How do I
>extract these files? Where do I extract these files? And usually how do I install
>the programs come in such formats?
>
