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Re: newbie question
On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 06:02:45PM +0200, - wrote:
> the problem is probably that the file are :
> 1. Truncated
> 2. Damaged
There is one more common problem: if files were downloaded via Netscape, they
could have been silently unzipped. (Does anybody know when exactly this
happens) Try doing 'tar xfv <blah>.tar.gz' on them. (Or use 'file' command to
find out their type).
> Check if you got them directly from the vendor, or from another source.
> If u got them for trustable source, try comparing the files size to the size
> of them on the vendor's site/computer.
>
> bye, allow.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DR A Lederman <avimd@actcom.co.il>
> To: linux user group <linux-il@linux.org.il>
> Date: יום ראשון 23 מאי 1999 16:59
> Subject: newbie question
>
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> i got 2 files.
> tkwine
> wine
> both got an extension tar.gz
> when i try to uncompress the files i get: this is not a gzip file.
> i use the correct options but nothing.
> i use rh 6 and the interface gnome.
> plz tell me what i do wrong.
> thx
> DR A Lederman
> Tapuz Medical Editor
> www.tapuz.co.il/health
> avimd@actcom.co.il
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