nixCraft

I cannot find out how to unzip an application which I downloaded to my EeePC. I can see the file on File Manager but just clicking on it does not automatically unzip it. I am a complete beginner to Linux but I am familiar with Mac and Windows XP

If the command line doesn't worry you then do this

Depending on the application you have downloaded you could do the following:

You can open a terminal window in simple desktop mode by typing Ctrl+Alt+t, and then type the following.

tar xzvf <app-name> if it has been gzipped or

tar xjvf <app-name> if it has been bzipped

else do this

Use the inbuilt package management system to get the app you want, and add either Xandros or Debian application repositories.

In most cases the second option is preferably as it saves energy on dependencies etc.

Visit eeeuser.com, where many questions already have answers waiting.

hth

Cod