software installation - Cannot extract .tar.gz file? - Ask Ubuntu


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i installed .tar.gz file brl-cad. file name brl-cad_7.26.0.2_linux_x86_64.tar.gz @ location /home/user/downloads.

i opened terminal , typed in

$ tar -zxvf brl-cad_7.26.0.2_linux_x86_64.tar.gz tar (child): brl-cad_7.26.0.2_linux_x86_64.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or directory tar (child): error not recoverable: exiting tar: child returned status 2 tar: error not recoverable: exiting 

what should type terminal can extract .tar.gz file?

try this:

open terminal,

press ctrl+alt+t

run it:

cd /home/user/downloads tar -zxvf brl-cad_7.26.0.2_linux_x86_64.tar.gz 

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