Installing Tar

[James Kaufman]

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Anthony M. Rasat wrote:
> Kate wrote:
>> How do I install a Tar file, used terminal without any success.
> 
> Try: tar xfvz tarfile.tar.gz
> Or: tar xfvj tarfile.tar.bz2
> Or tar xfv tarfile.tar
> 
> Notice the extension differences. This assuming you want to extract tar file, not creating them.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Anthony M. Rasat
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> 

That only scratches the surface the question implied. The tar commands
above will extract the files, but then you probably need to change to
that directory and compile the program. Depending on the program, it
might be as simple as

./configure
make
sudo make install

Then again, it would be helpful to know which program you are trying to
install. Is it possibly already available in a repository?

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