Mount a tar file as a virtual file system

[Jim Byrnes]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Peng Yu wrote:
>> It seems that there are more than one way to mount a tar file (say
>> .tar.bz2) as a virtual file system. Could anybody let me know what
>> might be the best solution so that I can try?
>
> Usually I just click on the icon for the archive file in my file manager
> (konqueror). The archive isn't mounted though, the file manager just
> looks inside the archive and displays the contents as if it was a normal
> directory. But I can't tell you if that is possible with the Gnome file
> manager as well.
>
>
> Nils
>

It is possible in Gnome also by double clicking the file in Natulius.

Regards,  Jim