topic title: all about tar files?
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jonesy
Joined: 11 Jul 2015
#1
Could someone point me towards an easy to follow tutorial about extracting and installing a tar.bz2 file please.
Posts: 452
Jerry
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#2
Not sure what you need, but there's one in the MX/antiX Wiki with basics and a link to as much as you would ever want to know:


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fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#3
tar xvjf should extract it, need to find the README for info on how to install it.
Posts: 452
Jerry
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#4
Forgot to mention: in MX, you can just navigate to where the tarball is in Thunar, then right-click > Extract Here (or: Extract to). Installation is another matter, as fatmac points out.

Another item in the MX/antiX Technical Documentation Wiki may be useful to you as well:


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