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On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:02:00 +0000 Jack Oley wrote: > Can anybody tell me how I install a tar.gz package, please? I've got > it in my Dowloads folder; I open the terminal and enter the command, > tar xfvz eldy23.tar.gz and get the error, "Cannot open: No such file > or directory". Am I doing something incorrectly? Is there an > easier / better way to install a tar.gz file?? Thanks for any > help. Jack. I usually use the following: tar zxpvf blah.tar.gz or tar jxpvf blah.tar.bz2 According to "man tar": x = extract p = preserve permissions v = verbose f = from the file (in this case, f blah.tar.gz) zj= filter archive through gzip/bzip2 Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq