Adam -- ...and then Adam Hansler said... % % I downloaded and attempted to untar the freenet-20020530.tgz file and it % said does not appear to be tar format and then stops. I used the
Well, it is but it isn't. % command line exactly from the installation instructions listed at the % website. What is going on? (I'm new to Linux and using redhat 7.3) It's a tar file that has been compressed with gzip so that it is smaller. I don't have the instructions, but either they are wrong, you missed a z flag, or you didn't zcat first. The most reliable and portable way is zcat freenet-20020530.tgz | tar xpf - while the somewhat more convenient and pretty darned portable way is tar xpfz freenet-20020530.tgz (notice the z?) and the two-step way is gunzip freenet-20020530.tgz tar xpf freenet-20020530.tar assuming that it actually renames the file .tar when it writes the uncompressed copy. Please confirm or deny the hypothesis that there was a typo on your part so that we all know whether or not the docs need a slight update. TIA! % -Ahansler HTH & HAND & welcome to linux :-) and you should try SuSE :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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