On Wednesday 18 April 2001 23:14, Joseph Red wrote: > Michael Schmitz wrote: > > Seriously: I've never had any luck with unsit or macunpack or the like. > > .sit files are essentially useless on the Linux side. > > Then why does bootx come packaged on the 2.2r2 CD as a .sit file? I'm > clueless when it comes to mac filetypes (or operation, for that > matter). That's been my most recent stumbling block in my saga to > install debian on my pb3400c. I haven't even bothered to look it up. > Real Soon Now...
Unfortunately the most permiscuous file compression type is .sit on the Mac. BootX is a Mac application and is compressed for the Mac. If you have an install of MacOS, chances are it comes with Stuffit Expander; if not, download it for free. HTH --Nelson Abramson
