there is a utility called bunzip2, use that to unzip it, . tar does
recognize it, i forgot the switch though. but a simple:
bunzip2 jre.tar.bz2; tar xvf jre.tar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lane Lester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:03 PM
Subject: [newbie] bz2?
> I said:
> > Well, since I don't do any programming, I just need a Java runtime
called JRE.
> > I'm downloading the one from blackdown as Richard suggested, so here's
hoping.
>
> Hmm, the file came in as a .tar.bz2, and tar doesn't recognize it. I'm not
sure I've ever encountered a .bz2 before.
> --
> Lane
> ____
> Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
> Using Linux to get where I want to go...
>
