*.bz2 -- How do I unpack?
 

I'm trying to install the 2.6.6 kernel from www.kernel.org

This is the filename:

linux-2.6.6.tar.bz2

It's in my /usr/src directory.

When I type (as a command): # tar -zxvf linux-2.6.6.tar.bz2

It says "not in standard zip format"

What's the command I need to use to unpack this sucker?

tar -xvjf filename

the z flag is for files compressed using gzip, the j flag is for files compressed using bzip.

gzip files end in .gz bzip files end in .bz2

hope this helps

EDIT: you beat me to it Nis

or you can use - bunzip2 <filename>