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Old 02-16-2006, 10:58 PM   #1
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how to untar *.dpkg.md5 files


Hi All,

I am unable to untar *.dpkg.md5 using tar command.

Could nay one help me out.

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Gauri
 
Old 02-16-2006, 11:10 PM   #2
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a .md5 file is a text file with the md5 checksum for the file you should have downloaded.


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Old 02-16-2006, 11:24 PM   #3
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Like soulestream said. If you want to extract the deb package use dpkg -x
 
Old 02-17-2006, 02:52 AM   #4
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thansk for the reply. Actully i need to copy these files in /opt/install and then reboot the system. Then it automatically untar teh files.

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