[SOLVED] "Unexpected End of File" message on LXTerminal while trying to unzip a .tar.gz file

pioneermtb · 12-22-2012, 04:37 PM

I am trying to download pyserial-2.5.tar.gz to my Debian computer. After navigating to my desktop where I downloaded the .tar.gz file, I typed in the command gunzip pyserial-2.5.tar.gz and got an error message saying gzip: pyserial-2.5.tar.gz unexpected end of file. I'm using the LXTerminal if that helps, but when I tried to use Root Terminal the same things happen. Thanks!

acid_kewpie · 12-22-2012, 04:47 PM

sounds like the download didn't complete correctly. get it again, check the md5sum if it's published to verify you have the entire file.

pioneermtb · 12-22-2012, 07:55 PM

Thanks a ton! It turns out that the file had initiated uploading but would then cancel as soon as I typed in the command. I just had to wait for 15 mins for it to download and it worked perfectly.