On 07-Mar-2000 Vidyut Luther wrote:
> there is a utility called bunzip2, use that to unzip it, . tar does
> recognize it, i forgot the switch though. but a simple:
>
> bunzip2 jre.tar.bz2; tar xvf jre.tar
Guys,
Linux isn't easy, but it's not *that* complicated ;-). The command is
tar xyf [archivename]
i.e. just replace the 'z' with an 'y'.
(http://www.mandrakeuser.org/basics/bsource.html#Unpacking)
tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lane Lester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:03 PM
> Subject: [newbie] bz2?
>
>
>> I said:
>> > Well, since I don't do any programming, I just need a Java runtime
> called JRE.
>> > I'm downloading the one from blackdown as Richard suggested, so here's
> hoping.
>>
>> Hmm, the file came in as a .tar.bz2, and tar doesn't recognize it. I'm not
> sure I've ever encountered a .bz2 before.
>> --
>> Lane
>> ____
>> Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
>> Using Linux to get where I want to go...
>>
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