What is bz.2 format

cnm · 12-13-2006, 09:19 AM

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

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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

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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.