You are correct about the twice-compressed file. You need to do the following (from a terminal):
1) gunzip *.*.gz 2) tar -xvf *.tar Good luck, Paul --- Mithrilhall2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as > something like this > "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I > understand this is compressed > twice from what I've read, once tar and the other > gzip but I have no clue > what to do with it. > > Thanks in advance, > Mithrilhall > > > =========Mithrilhall========= > Linux - Mandrake 8.1 > AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > File Server > FTP Server > Web Server > http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net > ========================= > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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