Very Computer

I'm a relative newbie, and am growing beyond the distribution installation.
 I'm ready to enter the realm of installing new software...

My problem is that virtually NOTHING will unzip! I've elicited answers from
friends and other newsgroups, but I can't seem to get anything to work.
I've tried Netscape, Mosaic, Doom, html editors...no luck.

when I try to unzip anything downloaded via linux command-line FTP or
Windoze, it either gives me a "invalid compressed data-format violated"
error, or a "CRC error." The only 2 things I've gotten to uncompress
successfully was a small package of X-icons, and - ironically enough - gzip
binaries (which didn't change anything).

I've tried different files from different sites - there's no way all these
files could be corrupt on the server.  Please - someone tell me they can
help!

If I had any money, I'd offer a reward...then again, I might use a
commercial OS!

Thanks in advance.
Neal

After conecting to the ftp site you should issue the command binary.

: I'm a relative newbie, and am growing beyond the distribution installation.
:  I'm ready to enter the realm of installing new software...

: My problem is that virtually NOTHING will unzip! I've elicited answers from
: friends and other newsgroups, but I can't seem to get anything to work.
: I've tried Netscape, Mosaic, Doom, html editors...no luck.

: when I try to unzip anything downloaded via linux command-line FTP or
: Windoze, it either gives me a "invalid compressed data-format violated"
: error, or a "CRC error." The only 2 things I've gotten to uncompress
: successfully was a small package of X-icons, and - ironically enough - gzip
: binaries (which didn't change anything).

: I've tried different files from different sites - there's no way all these
: files could be corrupt on the server.  Please - someone tell me they can
: help!

: If I had any money, I'd offer a reward...then again, I might use a
: commercial OS!

: Thanks in advance.
: Neal

When downloading gzip'ed files remember that they are "binary" files and
that need to set your FTP client so it will request binary mode when you
download the file. To do this from your command-line FTP program type
the word "binary" at the ftp> prompt. If you don't do this, the file
will be downloaded in ASCII mode which always corrupts it.

Tony

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$ftp sunsite.unc.edu
Username: unanymous
Passowrd: blah-blah-blah
ftp> bin            
200 Type set to I
ftp> cd /pub/Linux/foo/bar
ftp> mget xyzzy.tar.gz
ftp> quit
$
$gunzip xyzzy.tar.gz

Sincerely,
Andrey.

Andrey V Shytov says...

*.gz files need gunzip, while unzip works on .zip files.
(not that the extensions are always correct)

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Ned

Eh? unzip is for pkzip files. To unpack xxx.gz use "gzip -d xxx.gz" or
"gunzip xxx.gz". Gzip and PKZIP use different formats.
                                        Al

: >
: > My problem is that virtually NOTHING will unzip! I've elicited answers from
: > friends and other newsgroups, but I can't seem to get anything to work.
: > I've tried Netscape, Mosaic, Doom, html editors...no luck.

Do you mean unzip or gunzip?

unzip is for zip files not for gzip files.

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