bzipped kernel problems

[ufosoda]

I am having problems unpacking the linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2 file...

I have tried the proceedure stated in the Kernel Howto file, but it doesn't work right...

any ideas??

[Gweedo]

Try this to get it unzipped and then move it and compile it.

tar yxvf linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2

this will untar and unzip the data and put it in a directory called linux in the area where you unzipped it.

[demian]

bzcat linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2 |tar xv

[Craig McPherson]

Or

cat linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2 | bunzip2 | tar xv

You'll need to have the bzip utilities installed. If not, you might still be able to use the bzip argument in tar -- I don't know if it has bzip support built into it (in which case it'd work) or if tar's bzip argument just calls external bzip utilities (in which case it wouldn't).

Install the bzip utilities anyway, they're useful.

[pontiouspilate]

if all the pipes and everything scare you then just do these commands:

bunzip2 -d linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2

Then if you type ls -l you'll see that the linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2 has decompressed and become linux-2.4.0.tar

to unpack the linux-2.4.0.tar just type

tar -xvf linux-2.4.0.tar

and then watch all the files fun down your screen.