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Old 01-22-2009, 08:23 PM   #1
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zip file


im new to linux and need help to unzip a file on my desktop
 
Old 01-22-2009, 08:24 PM   #2
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i need help to unzip a file on my desktop
 
Old 01-22-2009, 08:31 PM   #3
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what sort of help,"man unzip" have all info
 
Old 01-22-2009, 08:41 PM   #4
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what sort of help,"man unzip" have all info
like i said im new to linux and im not sure how to do it i typed unzip filenale and it said it could not find file
 
Old 01-22-2009, 08:46 PM   #5
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what distro are you running? If it's Ubuntu based, right click and open in archive manager (sometimes opens zip files and sometimes doesn't), then click the folder or file and click "extract to...," and select a directory you can find it in.
 
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what distro are you running? If it's Ubuntu based, right click and open in archive manager (sometimes opens zip files and sometimes doesn't), then click the folder or file and click "extract to...," and select a directory you can find it in.
im using slackware 12
 
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1) 'cd Desktop'
( You will have to change directory, because your
" start location " isn't Desktop, but /home/9769hall/ )

2) 'unzip file.zip' ( replace file.zip with actual name )

Or 'unzip Desktop/file.zip'
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