This won't work, because tar can only work on tar-files, not on gz-files. A ".tar.gz" file is a file in tar-format, which was packed into a ".gz."-file. (Think of it like a package wrapped into another package.) To unpack it, you have to unwrap one level after the other:

Code:

gzip -cd <file.tar.gz> | tar -xf -

gzip is asked to decompress (unpack) the file ("-d") and to send the result to <stdout> ("-c"), into a pipeline. At the end of the pipeline tar receives this file ("-f -") from <stdin> and further unpacks it ("-x").

There are two possible places where something might have gone wrong: when you transferred the file to your local system from the internet and when you transferred it from there with ftp. You made sure the second step is correct by using "bin" inside ftp, but maybe this error occurred in the first step. Download again from the internet and make sure you use "binary" there too when you do so.

You should be able to unpack the files correctly, even if you cannot run the unpacked executable. The tar-format and the gzip-format are both universal and the file(s) should unpack without problems. To *run* the resulting files is a different matter, of course. You will need *binaries* for your system, even if some shell-scripts(?) for installation purposes might be able to run on your architecture.

I hope this helps.

bakunin