Try tar -yxvf linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2 Or: bunzip2 linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2 && tar -xvf linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2 In its current form, it's not a tar file, it's a bzip2 file. Michael Vieths Foeclan at Winternet.Com On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, BT wrote: > I'm having trouble with the new kernal. I downloaded the tarball > linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2 tried to untar it "tar xvvf /linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2" it > gave me the error " hmmm, doesn't look like a tar file to me" > Did I dl the wrong tarball for Caldera or what? > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >