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cnm 12-13-2006 09:19 AM
What is bz.2 format
 
I tried downloading a kernal version. It was a ".bz.2" file. What should I do with it?

reddazz 12-13-2006 09:37 AM
What is the exact name of the file you downloaded?

xgreen 12-13-2006 09:52 AM
tar -xvjf xxxx.bz2

fyi, bz2 is one of file compression type/format , just like .zip

man tar

reddazz 12-13-2006 10:13 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by xgreen
tar -xvjf xxxx.bz2

fyi, bz2 is one of file compression type/format , just like .zip

man tar
If its a patch, then that command won't work even though the patch comes as a *bz2 file because the patches are gzipped or bzipped files but they are not tarred. If he downloaded a full kernel source, then yes the command will work.

charle97 12-13-2006 11:56 AM
try:

bunzip2 filename

cnm 12-15-2006 09:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cnm
I tried downloading a kernal version. It was a ".bz.2" file. What should I do with it?
OK I used bunzip2 connad. It worked. Now another Problem.
what should I use if the file ends with ".tar.bz"

reddazz 12-15-2006 09:14 AM
Quote:
what should I use if the file ends with ".tar.bz"
Code:
$tar xjvf somefile.tar.bz2
Sometimes you will see the files labelled as somefile.tbz. You use the same commands as above to extract the contents.


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