tar.bz2 file

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tar.bz2 file

I haven't had to unzip a file on a mac in a while, so I have forgotten how.
I want to install filezilla on my mac, and I've downloaded a tar.bz2 file from their site.

I tried using Stuff it, and also the default unzipping program on the mac.
But I have not been able to open the file.
Can someone please tell me how in the world do you unzip a tar.bz2 file, specifically filezilla, on a Mac. I have googled it but come across different points of view, I figure I have a better chance of getting the right answer on this forum.

thank you in advance.

MacBook Pro 15" - original, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2.16GHz, 2G Ram, 120GB Serial ATA Drive, 2-GRaids FW800s, FCP6, Avid MC3.1.

Posted on Jul 13, 2010 2:42 PM

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Answer 1

iVmichael

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Jul 13, 2010 3:25 PM in response to teresita

+also the default unzipping program on the mac.+

Are you sure ? It just un-archived here using the built-in Archive Utility software and ended up as FileZilla.app ...

FWIW the built in is at System/Library/Core Services/Archive Utility

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Answer 2

teresita Author

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Jul 13, 2010 3:46 PM in response to iVmichael

well, no, i'm not sure. I was able unzip it using the default Archive Utility application. And it did extract the files and the Filezilla application on my desktop. However, when I double click to open, I get these errors:

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab126/watchteresa/filezillaerror2.jpg
http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab126/watchteresa/filezillaerror.jpg

So I don't know what's going on.
Any ideas?
Like I said, I haven't worked with zipped files on the mac for a long time.

thanks for the help.

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Answer 3

alokk830

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Sep 1, 2017 2:19 AM in response to teresita

In mac there is a simple way of doing that. You don't have to do anything except double clicking that file. It'll automatically unzip your file irrespective of the extension.

Another way of doing it is from the terminal.

Go to your root folder where your file (.tar.bz2) is stored by using command "cd <folderName>"
Now when you reach to the destination folder just call this command - gunzip -c <filename.tar.bz2> | tat xopf -

You are all set to go.

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Answer 4

iVmichael

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Jul 13, 2010 3:54 PM in response to teresita

OK well the app runs here fine so I think the issue is something to do with Permissions on your volume, run Disc Utility and Repair Permissions on the hard drive then try launching it again ?

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