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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Pkgadd / gnutar Post 40285 by babayeve on Friday 12th of September 2003 07:11:30 AM
Old 09-12-2003
Re: Help

[QUOTE]Originally posted by finster
[B]

I have installed gtar sucessfully....as before but have forgotten how to gtar a file. It gives the following error:

/usr/local/bin/gtar -zxpf cnr_5_5_10-solaris.gtar.gz

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
/usr/local/bin/gtar: Child returned status 1
/usr/local/bin/gtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors



I think you have to 'gunzip' (gnu unzip) the file before untarring it, so try this.

gunzip cnr_5_5_10-solaris.gtar.gz

after doing this you will have a file named "cnr_5_5_10-solaris.gtar" and you will lose your original .gz file. Then try untarring "cnr_5_5_10-solaris.gtar"

tar -vxf "cnr_5_5_10-solaris.gtar"


I hope this will work.
 

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install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system SYNOPSIS
install-solaris install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation, install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer. The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation: For SPARC machines: 128 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 128 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 384 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation For x86 machines: 256 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 256 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 512 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea- tures available. install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more details. install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements. Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections. See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- | | |lation media) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5) It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus. 23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)
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