how to install program with tar.gz file

[runforfun]

I wanted to ask anybody if they could tell me how to install a program with a tar.gz extensions. Its a blackjack game that iam trying to install. I could not find one in the synaptic package manager. Thank You

[lisati]

You'll probably have to extract it first, much like you would with a .zip file. There's often further instructions in a file with a name like "README" and/or on the website where you obtained the file.