Re: [LUG] Installing

Thanks, Neil, it's all good lernin that you guys are giving. I have the Sybex Linux+ book and, of course, I trawl the internet, but it's often difficult to cut through the chaff, that is, there's a glut of information. It's all appreciated! Jack.

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:07:26 +0100
From: neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [LUG] Installing

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On 19/07/11 21:02, 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.
the thing following the "f" is taken as the file to extract from..

you would want;

tar zxvf eldy23.tar.gz

for example..
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