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Re: [Question #78858]: tar: This does not look like a tar archive tar: Skipping to next header tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

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From: Larry Jordan <question78858@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:46:24 -0000
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Question #78858 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78858

    Status: Open => Answered

Larry Jordan proposed the following answer:
     Sounds like you are following the usual instructions and extracting using the tar command.... I gave up on that myself.  Open it with Archive Manager or Ark, which keeps you in a window.  From there it will show you everything that is in the tar archive and you can extract it to whatever location from the window.  So basically, just browse for it under "Places->Home"... whereever you downloaded it to and right click on it.
     I seldom had any luck with the 'tar -x...' commands.

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