Cauê@lemmy.eco.br to Arch Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoHow do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) filemessage-squaremessage-square4 fedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13message-squareHow do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) fileCauê@lemmy.eco.br to Arch Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square4 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareBlaiz0r@lemmy.mlhexbear5·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/ linkfedilink
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.gz
More info here: https://www.howtogeek.com/362203/what-is-a-tar.gz-file-and-how-do-i-open-it/