tar files............

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: tar files............
started by: shadowrift

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Posted by shadowrift on Jan. 31 2004,20:58

what are tar files and how do i install them onto my linux machine? Becuase I really want linneighbor hood......

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Posted by roadie on Feb. 01 2004,22:54

Geez, nobody has answered this yet?
Tar files are compressed files, in gz or bz2. You uncompress them using commands or in Midnight Commander w/ the F2 key.
To install them you need the compiling tools, gcc, make, all the fun stuff.

Do a search for info, Google is your friend, Midnight Commander is an even better friend.


roadie

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Posted by Simbaca on Feb. 02 2004,02:00

If you use emelFM, all you have to do is double-click on a tar file and it should automatically be extracted to some temporary location.  You'll be able to access the files then.

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