What to do with .tar.bz2 or (gz) files

[Vesper007]

Hi everyone;
I have no idea what to do with .tar.bz2 files or .tar.gz files.
are they treated differently? do i need a special program to unzip them?

How about a paint by numbers 'how to get it done'.

I've downloaded a game called UFO AI and want to play it, but it's a .tar.bz2 file.


Thanks for your help on this

V7

Ps....I think i was on Youtube and it was suggested to get flash_player_9_Linux.tar.gz I have it - - - - now what ??

[scragar]

2 ways, easiest, but not always best = right click, choose extract here.

slower, but smarter = double click, when archive manager appears extract everything to wherever you want.




Point of note for future ref, download .run or .bin files where you can, these you just download, then open a terminal(Applications > Accessories>terminal(ubuntu)/Konsole(kubuntu)) and copy/paste:

myfilename = "~/Desktop/myfile.run" && chmod +x $myfilename && sudo $myfilename

[Double D]

i assume you dont know how to install it either, make sure you look for a readme or install file after you extract it before you ask for questions!

[Vesper007]

Thank you for your help.