how to unzip a ***.tar.bz2 file in Windows

RajRed · 10-18-2005, 04:17 PM

How do I unpack a file with "tar.bz2" extension in the Windows? The archived file was created in the linux system. Can I use Winzip program? will it create any problem?

Thanks.

Mega Man X · 10-18-2005, 04:19 PM

I think winrar can unpack them.

mrcheeks · 10-18-2005, 04:31 PM

Another vote for winrar

XavierP · 10-18-2005, 04:59 PM

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Charred · 10-18-2005, 06:05 PM

Winzip should too.

shotokan · 10-18-2005, 08:26 PM

I like Zip Genius that usually will do the trick.

DaWallace · 10-18-2005, 09:35 PM

7-zip works fine.

scuzzman · 10-18-2005, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DaWallace
7-zip works fine.

Hear hear!

primo · 10-18-2005, 11:10 PM

http://www.bzip.org/downloads.html

It works in Windows

boilermaker_jb1 · 10-22-2005, 01:18 AM

winrar works great

spooon · 10-22-2005, 01:31 AM

I would go with 7-zip, which is a great open-source archiver that handles 7zip and other formats. (WinRAR and WinZip are both commercial software.) Otherwise, GnuWin32 and Cygwin have ports of Linux tools like bzip2 for Windows.

calcon · 10-22-2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spooon
I would go with 7-zip, which is a great open-source archiver that handles 7zip and other formats. (WinRAR and WinZip are both commercial software.) Otherwise, GnuWin32 and Cygwin have ports of Linux tools like bzip2 for Windows.

Go 7-Zip!

Berto · 10-22-2005, 04:17 PM

Another vote for 7-Zip.

It is awesome.

mimithebrain · 10-22-2005, 04:40 PM

I go for zipgenius too. I've used it for a couple of years...

*edit*
zipgenius has support for most of the compression format, for free, including 7-zip
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Lleb_KCir · 10-24-2005, 03:45 PM

winrar, or you might even try freezip.