Gunzipping wordpress

  • Hi!

    I just downloaded wordpress (the .tar.gz file) to my unix box & I went to install it. But when I followed the instructions unzipping it, I got this error:

    > gunzip -c wordpress-1.2.2.tar.gz | tar -xf –
    tar: This does not look like a tar archive
    tar: Skipping to next header
    tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
    tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
    >

    I’ve gunzipped & untarred files hundreds of times & I’m not sure what I did wrong. I even downloaded the file again from the site (twice) in case it was somehow corrupted durign the download. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. What do you recommend I do?

    Thanks!!!!
    -morgan

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  • Maybe your versions of tar and gzip/gunzip are old? Perhaps the archive was created with newer versions of these programs which have features not found in yours. What OS are you using?

    I usually type tar xvzf xxx.tar.gz, but your command looks like it should work. Run file on the archive (if you are on a unix-ish OS) and see what it has to say about your archive file.

    Larry

    WinRAR handles “tarballs” on my Windows PC. I got this error when I tried to extract the tarball:

    ! C:Documents and SettingsJoniLocal SettingsTempwordpress-1.2.2.tar.gz: The archive is corrupt

    It may very well be corrupt. I’ve never messed with the WP tarballs before; I always use the Zips.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    This is from the download page:

    “The zip format is great for Windows and OS X platforms. Linux command line users may be more comfortable with the tar.gz file. The files in each archive are identical.”

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