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I want to install these packages:

linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-emb
linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic-lpae
linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-smp
linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-e500mc
linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-smp

Found linux_4.4.0.orig.tar.gz needs to be downloaded for installing these package. But I don't have an option to install these package after unzipping the linux_4.4.0.orig.tar.gz folder.

Someone please advise how I can install above said packages with the linux_4.4.0.orig.tar.gz gzip.

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Arun Haran
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No need to use sudo to unpack the archive. Type this in a terminal:

tar -xzf archive.tar.gz

Or you can just double-click on the archive from Nautilus (the file manager) to see what's inside. No need for command line until now.

If this archive contains something to install in the system, then sudo would be useful at one point or another. Very often, such an archive contains software that must be compiled and then installed. Typically, what you then do is as follows:

tar -xzf archive-name.tar.gz cd archive-name ./configure make sudo make install

As you see, only the step actually installing the program requires superuser rights; everything else happens just in your home directory, which you own. Please do not type blindly the instructions above; first, read any documents called "README" or "INSTALLATION" that you will find in the archive.

The source website is :

how to use sudo command to install .tar.gz?

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