Help to extract tar

[ozstar]

HI,

I am a newby!! :-(

I have downladed Xampp 1.7.3a and am trying to extract it to /opt.

I can see it in my /tmp/ dir. (179 MB)

When I do it via the desktop panel it says I do not have the right permission to extract to /opt/ and when I do it in a terminal with this..

david@Linux:~$ sudo tar xvfz xamp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz -C /opt

I get..

tar: Cannot open" No such file or dir
tar: Error not recoverable etc etc

Please how do I extract this?

oz

[Dr_Willis]

Bash basics 101. :) you want some commands similer to the following.


cd /opt/
sudo tar xzvf /path/to/the/file.tar.gz


that 'changes' directory to the location you want the thing to do into.
then extracts it. use the TAB key to complete the proper path/name.
and remember that linux IS case Sensitive.


your error is because you are not giveing the proper path TO the file. Its not in the 'current directory' its in /tmp/ as you said.

The following Might work. Its all about paths and the directories



sudo tar /tmp/xvfz xamp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz -C /opt

[ozstar]

Okay. Got it happening