Cauê@lemmy.eco.br to Arch Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoHow do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) filemessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareHow do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) fileCauê@lemmy.eco.br to Arch Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareBlaiz0r@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-21 year agoYou don’t, a tar.gz is an archive format like zip or 7z Technically it’s two formats a tarball - all files combined into one file, tar - and then compressed into a gzip. To uncompress and release the files run: tar -xzf filename.tar.gz More info here: https://www.howtogeek.com/362203/what-is-a-tar.gz-file-and-how-do-i-open-it/
You don’t, a tar.gz is an archive format like zip or 7z
Technically it’s two formats a tarball - all files combined into one file, tar - and then compressed into a gzip.
To uncompress and release the files run:
tar -xzf filename.tar.gzMore info here: https://www.howtogeek.com/362203/what-is-a-tar.gz-file-and-how-do-i-open-it/