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how to install .tar.bz2 file

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I am new to Linux and using Ubuntu, trying to install firefox-4.0b1.tar.bz2 but don't know how to install that from the command-line. How could I do so?

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Subhransu Mishra Avatar asked Jul 18 '10 05:07

Subhransu Mishra


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On macOS, some installers come like xxxxx.bz2 and to install such, you can simply change the extension from .bz2 to .dmg so the installer mentioned should be changed to xxxxx.dmg then you can install it right away.

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Khaled Abdulhay Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 03:09

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