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How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file (lemmy.eco.br)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You don't, a tar.gz is an archive format like zip or 7z

Technically it's two formats a tarball - all files combined into one file, tar - and then compressed into a gzip.

To uncompress and release the files run:

tar -xzf filename.tar.gz

More info here: https://www.howtogeek.com/362203/what-is-a-tar.gz-file-and-how-do-i-open-it/