its slackware X1
----- Original Message -----
From: J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Newbie]ZIPSLACK x1
>
> To extract fromo a tar file, eg, to unarchive "mystuff.tar":
>
> tar xvf mystuff.tar
>
> NOTE:
> As a precaution, I alway take a peek at what I am extracting using:
> tar tvf mystuff.tar
>
> I generally check that the files that are to be extracted have a relative
> rather than an absolute path name. This is because of the potential for
> someone to place an absolute path which could overwrite other files.
> Also - do this as non-root just as further precaution.
>
>
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2001 16:18, you wrote:
> > ok i did gunzip *.tgz
> >
> > and that extrated them then i tryed gunzip *.tar
> > and it didnt work
> >
> > Raven
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: craig harmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Newbie]ZIPSLACK x1
> >
> > > On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 02:32:23PM +1000 RavensRage
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> >
> > wrote:
> > > } Subject: [Newbie]ZIPSLACK x1
> > >
> > > } ok here goes ive downloaded the whole x1 folder i needed for it ive
> >
> > tryed to type installpkg *.tgz and it does nothin
> >
> > > }
> > > } anyhelp would be fine
> > >
> > > hmmm. there should be a README and INSTALL files on the website (and
> > > in the distribution). you should read them; there's a lot of steps
> > > to go through.
> > >
> > > what you've downloaded are not packages, they're gzip'ed tar archives
> > > (tar balls). to unpack them in the current directory, try:
> > >
> > > gunzip < filename.tgz | tar -xvf -
> > >
> > > i don't know what the x1 folder you're referring to is, so i can't
> > > comment much more.
> > >
> > > } Raven
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > craig.
> > >
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