Re: Linux "pre-alpha" Release

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"E. Allen Soard" wrote:

> Just my 2 cents worht, I just downloaded it, but havn't had a chance to play
> around yet.  In your instructions you state that the file is compressed
> noting the "z" switch, however if you change the extension to ".tgz" that
> becomes obvious...just less explaining that has to be done.(IMHO)
>
> -Allen

Probably the billionth email you get about this... but ".tgz" is a tar archive
compressed with gzip. I can't remember who's distro used tgz as a standard
package protocol, but I think its Slackware.

Blessed Be! --"LEVIATHAN"

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