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Old 06-04-2004, 07:33 AM   #1
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what tha hell .dmg files?!?


ok, i find xfree86 version 4.3.0, i downloaded, but it's a file .dmg! what should i use to unzip it? (i assume it's a compress format...or i'm wrong?)



when i want to feel like i know nothin'...at lilo boot i choose: linux =)
 
Old 06-04-2004, 07:36 AM   #2
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That's supposed to be .zip file equivalent for Mac! For Linux look for tar.gz or tar.bz2 file instead.
 
  


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