not in gzip format

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07-26-2004
NautiLivin

not in gzip format

So I downloaded this *.tar.gz and typed:
tar xzvf <filename>.tar.gz
and it comes back with:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I downloaded this from an ftp with Opera. I tried searching sites and forums, but could get no real answers, except some site saying I could try "fixgz", which was a small program it showed in a seperate window...however, I don't know how to turn that into a working program anyway.

help? it's dark out here...i think i hear wolves...
07-27-2004
Armage

Try renaming the file from tar.gz to tar.bz2 and then run bunzip2.

Or rename the file from tar.gz to .tar and run tar xf

Armage
08-09-2004
sfhc

Hello,

I have this same problem.

Renaming the file is not the solution. Tar or bunzip2 will just tell you that the file is not a tar or buznip2 file.

Perhaps there is a bug in the gzip program.

Either way, this issue makes certain aspects of using Linux a real pain.

Anyone know if the gzip program is just really buggy or is there some other issue.

-Jose
08-09-2004
stathisx

Quote:

So I downloaded this *.tar.gz and typed:
tar xzvf <filename>.tar.gz
and it comes back with:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

you made a wrong.do the following :

Code:

gunzip *.tar.gz

and then :

Code:

tar -xvf *.tar

then :

Code:

cd <folder name of file?

and finally :

Code:

./configure && make && make install

that's all!
08-09-2004
sfhc

Well,

I found the problem I was having.

I was using wget to retrieve the file.

What I noticed is that the header was wrong.

I actually did not have a gzip file.

Perhaps the same thing had happened to the original poster's file. It came down with the wrong header/file type.

-Jose
08-09-2004
stathisx

i agree with that but look at what he wrote:

Quote:

tar xzvf <filename>.tar.gz

i don't think it's the right way to install.......
08-09-2004
monkey8

Check what type of file it actually is

Code:

$ file somefile.tar.gz file is foo
08-10-2004
stathisx

i think it's .tar.gz ...what else could be?or maybe .tar.bz2..
03-11-2008
aviationant

i had the same problem. what i did was i renamed the file <filename>.tar (i took off the .gz) and then entered "tar xf <filename>.tar" and it worked fine.