If you frequently use Linux on your Chromebook, then you must have seen programs coming in tar.gz, AppImage, and DEB packages. While DEB programs can be installed easily and AppImage programs run well ...

The way we use Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is changing, and it's getting much simpler. Microsoft has introduced a new way to package and install WSL distributions using tar files, and ...

Tar is a common file format for archives in Linux- and Unix-based operating systems. These types of files are typically used to back up files and directories or to transfer files and programs over a ...

.TAR.GZ, .TGZ or .GZ. files are typically seen with software installers on Unix-based operating systems like Ubuntu and macOS for data archival and backups. But they are sometimes used for regular ...

Getting a previously set up Linux distribution back up and running is a breeze. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whatever the ...

In this post I'll show you how to create a self extracting bash script to automate the installation of files on your system. This script requires coreutils (for cat, tail), awk, gzip, tar and bash.

In this quick tutorial you will learn how to backup a Portainer instance to a tar.gz file that you can store in any filesystem. The first step is to access your "My account" page under your username ...