I am new to Ubuntu and I would like to know how I extract a tar.gz file. Thanks!

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3 Answers

tar -xzf [filename]

will extract. To see the contents before extractring try tar -tvzf [filename]

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You can use the graphical tools, file roller, or the command line.

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Or the command line:

tar xzvf file.tar.gz

Right click on the tar.gz file and select the extract here option from the drop-down menu, and it will be extracted on the same folder as the compressed file.