[newbie] Install new programs with files with TAR extensions

[Alex]

I'm a sys admin for NT in a company but I'm just getting around to the Linux
(mandrake)6.5.
I would like to know how to install those programs with that extensions I
have the chance to download a lot of stuff in the net but having trouble
trying to unzipped and install...

Thank you for any help giving.





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