hey guys

how would i extract /.tgz files?

thanks guys

.tgz and tar.gz files are pretty much the same. You extract them like this: That's all there is to it

Baldrick

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thanks baldbrick65

To find out what the 'xvzf' mean, use from a console.
Baldrick

And in most cases tgz files are specifically for Slackware systems using the pkgtools to install, remove and upgrade packages.

If you installing a tgz on your Slackware system you can just download or obtain the package and do this to install it as root:

installpkg <package-name.tgz>

To remove you would simply:

rmovepkg <package-name.tgz>

And if you already have the package installed and you want to upgrade it by checking in your /var/log/packages directory to see if it is already installed, you would do something like this:

upgradepkg <name-of-old-package>%<newpackage.tgz>

Note, this method will only work with the tgz files, not the tar.gz. tar.gz or source files will need to be installed the usual way of installing source files, etc.

meh

when i do the installpkg thing it gives me this:

bash: installpkg: command not found

any suggestions?

Have to 'su'.

ah thanks digiot

Yeah, you should notice when I mentioned this, I stated you will have to be logged in as root, either logging in or using su of course.

Cheers.

oh woops sorry

heh heh ^_^;

a bit careless there....

in linux how to extract tar.gz file

please give me a answer.....
i think tar -xf is it right or not

suppose any string has 25 character.but i find only 4 character.
so how can i find this 4 character ...
so please give me a ans...

It is usually preferred that you start your own thread rather than reviving a 12 year old thread. The answers are in post two above. If you want more details they are readily available online at sites such as the one below which gives a fairly detailed explanation of the options.


http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-u...ct-targz-file/

for ex= here
oct.tar.gz and nov.tar.gz are two file how combine this two in one

As suggested above, please create your own thread describing your problem.