[newbie] BZ2 FILE?

1999-06-20 Thread Lei Tie



What is a bz2 file? I went to kde.org and tried to 
download some of the applications. They were all in bz2 format. What 
is a bz2 file and how do I install it?



Re: [newbie] BZ2 FILE?

1999-06-20 Thread Anonymous



bz2 files are bzipped archives. bz2 is often used 
as it has a very good compression ratio. Normally mandrake 6 has bzip2 
installed. just try to type bzip2 at a command line and it should pop up with an 
error message saying it can't output to a terminal. If it doesn't, have a look 
at the cdrom in the /mandrake/rpms directory. you should find it there and 
install it using kpackage for example. If you can't find it on the cd, have a 
look at www.linuxberg.com, it's tucows 
for linux ;o)

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  Lei Tie 
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  Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 9:08 AM
  Subject: [newbie] BZ2 FILE?
  
  What is a bz2 file? I went to kde.org and tried to 
  download some of the applications. They were all in bz2 format. 
  What is a bz2 file and how do I install it?