You keep talking about a twice compressed file. It isn't twice compressed tar is just a way to archive files without any compression. After you make a tarball then you can decompress it. to extract the files you first have to uncompress it and then untar it.
I hpe this helps. On Monday 24 December 2001 02:53 am, you wrote: > 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 -- Bob Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Programmer - A red-eyed mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.
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