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fikelfikel
October 12th, 2008, 09:52 AM
I don't know how to install a .tar.bz2 with the Terminal. I need some important drivers, but don't know how you install them. I'm connected to the net, and I have it downloaded. Can someone please help?

Partyboi2
October 12th, 2008, 10:27 AM
You can right click on it and choose to extract it, then enter the newly created directory and read the readme and install file.

What drivers are you trying to install?

Sava8420
October 12th, 2008, 10:38 AM
I don't know how to install a .tar.bz2 with the Terminal. I need some important drivers, but don't know how you install them. I'm connected to the net, and I have it downloaded. Can someone please help?

So if you are trying to extract the files from any .tar.bz2 archive then in the terminal all you need to run is:

tar xjvf <filename>.tar.bz2

Also for future reference similarly a .tar.gz file can be extracted by running:

tar xzvf <filename>.tar.gz

You should know though that all this will do is extract the files. You will then need to install them. If you are unclear on how to do that post back. Also if it says you dont have permission then add the sudo command at the beginning of the command.