installing packages with .tar.bz2 extension
 

hi fellows, iv download some packages with .bz2 extensions and i tried installing with the tar syntax but i got an error saying its not a gzip format file. How should i go about this.

tar vxjf <filename>

thanx alot il try then give u feedback. Have a goodtime

thanx it worked

Actually you can just use "tar xvf <filename>", as tar will be able to figure out what the zip format is. Well, as long as your tar isn't too old, anyway.