General Discussions

**ExpressoDan** · 07-18-2006, 09:08 AM

I'm trying to install drupal on my localhost, but I cant even get past how to work the file I downloaded... it's a tar??? Please forgive my ignorance, I'm sure someone is looking at this and laughing. Can it be "extracted" on windows???

**praveen** · 07-18-2006, 09:45 AM

tar.gz is the file extension for Gzip.

from wiki

Quote:

gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program

you can extract it using Winrar or using the latest version of Winzip.

ps: i always use(d) winrar to extract these files

**ExpressoDan** · 07-18-2006, 11:32 AM

Thanks!! Okay so, I got the file extracted, but I dont know what do I do with the tar file?

**praveen** · 07-18-2006, 12:08 PM

installation instructions here
http://drupal.org/node/258

maybe that will help?

**mgraphic** · 07-18-2006, 12:50 PM

I believe .tar needs to be extracted again

**ExpressoDan** · 07-18-2006, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by praveen

installation instructions here
http://drupal.org/node/258

maybe that will help?

Thanks, but I think it's implied that people are supposed to know how to do this already as the site doesn't say anything about what to do with the file...

I will try to extract it again with winrar?

thanks all!!

**Minaki** · 07-19-2006, 04:33 AM

.tar files are 'archive' files - i.e. multiple files contained in one file.
.gz files are GZipped files, i.e. compressed files.
Therefore, .tar.gz files are compressed archives

Are you trying to install it on Windows? .tar.gz files are usually *nix...

**ExpressoDan** · 07-19-2006, 08:56 AM

Thanks for that y'all... once I extracted the tar.gz with winrar I was good... man I feel like a dolt...