On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 12:09:56PM -0700, Jay Wilton wrote: > Hello, > > I have a new build of debian etch 4.0. When I try to > unpack a tar.bz2 file it fails silently. ala > tar jxvf example.tar.bz2 , just fails with no error. > > file /bin/bzip2 > /bin/bzip2: empty > > I reinstall with a: apt-get install --reinstall bzip2 > and it still happens but not every time. I have purged > bzip2 and reinstalled, but it still happens. This is my > second install with this problem, so I'm a bit worried. > > The same thing just happened to /bin/gzip. It seems to > randomly happen. Anyone else having this problem? >
Break up the problem. Instead of using tar, just use bunzip2 -v example.tar.bz2 and see what happens. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
