How to install tar.gz file

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Trying to install Catlateral Damage using the usual extracting and installing commands on the terminal, but it keeps tossing me annoying errors. Probably missing something obvious. Both the archive and the file are on my desktop. Note: the file created by extracting the archive starts out named the same, but then switches to "Linux". I tried renaming it CatlateralDamage too.

rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ cd /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage
bash: cd: /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage: No such file or directory
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ cd /home/rachael/desktop/catlateral damage
bash: cd: /home/rachael/desktop/catlateral: No such file or directory
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ cd /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage
bash: cd: /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage: No such file or directory
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ cd /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz
bash: cd: /home/rachael/desktop/catlateraldamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz: No such file or directory
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ tar -xzf catlateraldamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz
tar (child): catlateraldamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install catlateraldamage
[sudo] password for rachael: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package catlateraldamage
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ cd /home/rachael/desktop/linux 
bash: cd: /home/rachael/desktop/linux: No such file or directory
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$ tar -zxvf CatlateralDamage_v4.1a_Linux.tar.gz
tar (child): CatlateralDamage_v4.1a_Linux.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
rachael@rachael-desktop:~$

what was the path to the catlateraldamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz file? — Avinash Raj, Feb 10 '14 at 06:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '14 at 06:57

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Try these commands,

cd ~/Desktop
tar -xzvf CatlateralDamage_v4.1a_linux.tar.gz

answered Feb 10 '14 at 06:57

Avinash Raj

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d'oh >.< didn't realize it's case-sensitive. now the tarball's unwound. what's next? – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:07
see http://askubuntu.com/questions/25961/how-to-install-a-tar-gz-or-tar-bz2-file – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:08
well, now i'm in the Linux directory, but ./configure doesn't work. what am i missing? – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:13
post the ouptut of ls – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:15
rachael@rachael-desktop:~/Desktop/Linux$ ls
Catlateral Damage - v4.1a_Data Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86_64

Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86
– user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:15
if it was a directory then go inside it by using cd command,and then run ls command. – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:16
i did. the stupid comment box keeps reformatting it. it said "Catlateral Damage-v4.1a_Data", "Catlateral Damage-v4.1a.x86.64", "Catlateral Damage -v4.1a.x86", all on separate lines – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:20
where did you download that tar.gz file? – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:21
http://www.catlateraldamage.com/play click on the "linux" link – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:22
see http://askubuntu.com/questions/418088/how-do-i-install-catlateral-damage – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:24
that... did nothing that i can tell. "rachael@rachael-desktop:~/Desktop/Linux$ chmod u+x "Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86_64" – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:29
post the output of ls -l to pastebin.com and provide the link here. – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:31
http://pastebin.com/Qreu5Ncb – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:33
ls -l command and also your ubuntu is 32 bit or 64 bit? – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:37
http://pastebin.com/6ECQ3jYn not entirely sure – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:40
what was the output of uname -m? – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:44
that would be i686 – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:46
then run sudo chmod +x "Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86" and then ./"Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86" – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 07:48
gah. well, it worked and launched the game, unfortunately it then turned the screen black and i had to escape out of it to shut down all my other programs. now i don't know how to launch it again ;.; – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:54
go into the directory and then run ./"Catlateral Damage - v4.1a.x86".And don't forget to accept my answer. – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 08:00
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@AvinashRaj: Please don't encourage users to post to pastebin or provide output in comments. The question should be edited instead to add more information. – kiri Feb 11 '14 at 08:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '14 at 06:57

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cd /home/rachael/Desktop

then

 tar -zxvf CatlateralDamage_v4.1a_Linux.tar.gz

read this for more info

answered Feb 10 '14 at 06:57

Maythux

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D for desktop would be in caps. – Avinash Raj Feb 10 '14 at 06:58
no joy. same errors. this is where i got the file from: http://www.catlateraldamage.com/play click on the "linux" link for the tar.gz d'oh >.< didn't realize it's case-sensitive. now the tarball's unwound. what's next? – user246603 Feb 10 '14 at 07:00

How to install tar.gz file

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