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grissel : 04/03/05 05:33 PM : Incident created -   As a Windows user for many years I am now orienting myself with open source applications. I am struggling to understand how to open a .tar gz file after it is downloaded. Can anyone help me with a step by step explanation? do I use the Terminal program or are there some graphic icons as in Winzip?
Linegod_7611 : 05/03/05 04:38 AM : Reply received -   You can use a console command: $ tar -xvzf tarfile.tar.gz Or, when you open up your 'Home' directory in Konqueror, you should be given the option to 'untar' the file by right clicking on it and selecting 'Actions'. This will run the program 'karchiver'. If this option is not available, install it by doing, at a console: $ su # urpmi karchiver You can now also run 'karchiver' by itself. As a side note, if you are getting .tar.gz files for software, you should know that the majority of apps are already available as Mandrake RPMS, which are already compiled, and are easier to install and uninstall. The two tools to use for installing and uninstalling software are the console command 'urpmi' (do 'man urpmi') and the GUI tool 'rpmdrake'. These will install packages off your CDs, or off the web (you can configure new software repositories by visiting http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ ) --------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
grissel : 05/03/05 07:47 AM : Incident closed -

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