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i tried to install xmss-1.2.11 in fedora 10.
downloaded the file .tar.tar type
used gzip
and then used tar -xvzf
it said "this does not look like a valid tape archive" ...
what do i do ???
Distribution: Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, Fedora, Red Hat, Puppy Linux
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A file ends up with an "archive.tar.tar" name when it is not created properly. [Erroneous information deleted by poster] Rename the file to "archive.tar" and try again. If it still does not work you may need to download another archive such as "archive.tar.bz" or "archive.tar.bz2" and try again.
An archive with the name "archive.tar" is not a compressed archive and there is no need to use a "-z" option.
Last edited by AuroraCA; 12-25-2008 at 12:18 PM.
Reason: Delete incorrect information
The tar command automatically appends the appropriate extension (.tar, .tz, etc.) on an archive when it is created.
Not on my system......
eg: "tar -cvf archive folder"
creates the file "archive". This will extract using "tar -xvf archive" and will re-create "folder"
Keep in mind that extensions are not used in Linux to do anything except help the user. eg--in my example--"archive" and "archive.tar" (assuming the same content) will do exactly the same thing with the tar command.
Distribution: Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, Fedora, Red Hat, Puppy Linux
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Originally Posted by pixellany
Not on my system......
eg: "tar -cvf archive folder"
creates the file "archive". This will extract using "tar -xvf archive" and will re-create "folder"
Keep in mind that extensions are not used in Linux to do anything except help the user. eg--in my example--"archive" and "archive.tar" (assuming the same content) will do exactly the same thing with the tar command.
Thanks for the correction. I have removed the incorrect content from my post to avoid dissemination of misleading and wrong information. I recently unzipped a number of archives with unzip and they always presume the archive will have a ".zip" extension. I guess I was not thinking.
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