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RHEL 5.6 Tikanga - New to Linux and don't have uncompress

Very new to Linux.

I'm running a script and the response is, missing utility no uncompress. Please install this utility. The system searched in /usr/sbin; /usr/bin/; /bin.

Can anyone tell me where I can receive a uncompress (which I guess is a .rpm) or utility that will work with my version of RHEL 5.6?

Running I386 GNU/LINUX
2.6.18-238.el5 #1 SMP

A million thanks,
Johnny Mac.

"yum install ncompress"

Quote:

# yum info ncompress
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
Available Packages
Name : ncompress
Arch : x86_64
Version : 4.2.4
Release : 54.el6
Size : 24 k
Repo : bp-prod-rhel-x86_64-server-6
Summary : Fast compression and decompression utilities
License : Public Domain
Description: The ncompress package contains the compress and uncompress file
: compression and decompression utilities, which are compatible with the
: original UNIX compress utility (.Z file extensions). These utilities
: can't handle gzipped (.gz file extensions) files, but gzip can handle
: compressed files.
:
: Install ncompress if you need compression/decompression utilities
: which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility.

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnmccarthy (Post 4418097)

Very new to Linux.
I'm running a script and the response is, missing utility no uncompress. Please install this utility. The system searched in /usr/sbin; /usr/bin/; /bin.

Can anyone tell me where I can receive a uncompress (which I guess is a .rpm) or utility that will work with my version of RHEL 5.6?

Running I386 GNU/LINUX
2.6.18-238.el5 #1 SMP

According to your previous posts, you've been using Linux for over a year now. Not sure that "very new" applies.

Have you searched your system for it, with "find / -name uncompress", or "locate uncompress"?? It may be it's not in your path. And since you're using RedHat ENTERPRISE, you can call RedHat support, since you're paying for it with your RHEL subscription, right? The command acid_kewpie gave you will work perfectly...unless you're not paying for RHEL support, in which case you're also not paying for access to the RHEL online repositories.