The page details how to uncompress the files if they are in ".tar.gz" format -- going through the options for tar:
x - extract z - unzip (via gzip / gunzip) v - verbose f - use file following this flag To unbzip2 a compressed file, you'll have to do: x - extract j - unbzip2 (for newer, 8.0 and above releases) v - verbose f - use file following this flag (so that command would be "tar -xjvf Linneighborhood-0.6.5.tar.bz2" without the quotes). For more info, do a "man bzip2", "man tar", and "man gzip" without the quotes. -- Michael Viron Project Manager / Primary Developer / Manager of Online Operations General Education Online At 08:24 AM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Hello there. I am a long term Windows user/tech support person who has >recently installed Mandrake Linux, partly out of curiosity, partly because >I feel it's the coming thing. I managed to install it, get it on our >training LAN, mount drives and what not without any bother, but I've run >into a spot of trouble trying to set up LinNeighborhood. Now, I downloaded >the LinNeighborhood rpm, and it seemed to install ok, leaving me with some >entries at the root. I found a web page detailing what must be done to >properly unzip and install the Linneighborhood-0.6.5.tar.bz2 file, which >is: > >tar -xzvf LinNeighborhood-0.6.5.tar.gz >cd LinNeighborhood-0.6.5 >./configure >make >make install > >The problem is that when I enter the first line I get a 'not in gzip >format' message. I figured, ok then, I'll install bzip2. This is where >I've ground to a halt. I installed bzip2 from files from a webpage, >couldn't get it to work. Then tried to install bzip2 from the Mandrake cd, >it reported that bzip2 was already installed. I changed the 'file >associations' to point any .gz or bz or bz2 files towards the bzip2 app, >but still no joy. > >Where am I going wrong? Why is it that bzip2 doesn't appear anywhere on the >start menu, or why is it that if I create a desktop link to /usr/bin/bzip2, >nothing happens when I click on it? And if bzip2 really is installed, why >can't I get past the 'not in gzip format' bit. Why doesn't bzip2 unzip the >file instead of gzip refusing to? > >I installed Mandrake Linux 9.0 for the first time 10 days ago. I'm using >the KDE gui. The pc is a Compaq EVO P4, with 256mb ram. > >Please help a Linux novice out? > >All the best > >Ronnie > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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