how do I install Gzip?

dmitree · 02-16-2004, 09:55 AM

i need some help, im i have downloaded it but i cant install it properly....help?

Andrew Benton · 02-16-2004, 10:23 AM

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/view...er06/gzip.html

dmitree · 02-16-2004, 10:43 AM

that doesnt help andrew, i have no idea what im doing

Andrew Benton · 02-16-2004, 11:22 AM

What do you want to know?

dmitree · 02-16-2004, 11:31 AM

im just not understanding what to do, the instructions arent detailed enough for me,(im very new to linux)

vinay_s_s · 02-16-2004, 12:37 PM

I think all distros ship with GZIP and install it by default. What distro are u using ???

dmitree · 02-16-2004, 02:05 PM

"im very new to linux",
ok then how do i know if I installed it??????
i followed the directions but i dunno if i did em right, is there a way to check it?

Andrew Benton · 02-16-2004, 02:25 PM

If you open a terminal and type gzip then press enter it should give you something like

Code:

[andy@localhost ~]$ gzip
gzip: compressed data not written to a terminal. Use -f to force compression.
For help, type: gzip -h

If it says

Code:

[andy@localhost ~]$ gzip
bash: gzip: command not found

It's not installed.

dmitree · 02-16-2004, 02:32 PM

alright i got it installed ! thanks andrew