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#25
Originally Posted by terrencegf View Post
Files ending in .tar.bz2 are compressed. You must first UNcompress them AND extract the files inside. Think of .tar.bz2 as a .zip or .rar file. The .bz2 extension means the file was compressed using the bzip2 algorithm. The .tar extension means that (possibly) a bunch of files and/or directories have been bundled into a single file using the tar program.

Soooo, use your favorite compression program (I like WinRAR, but it's not free, so try 7-zip) to uncompress/extract the files from the *.tar.bz2 file. THEN copy those files to the F:\stardict\dict\ directory. You will end up with a subdirectory which is the same as the name of the file you downloaded. In that subdirectory will be several files, which I listed in the "code" section in my previous post.
Terrencegf, you are a genius, it worked like a charm, installed 9 dictionaries. When one knows what one is doing, it is easy. Thanks so much for your help and your patience.
I was used to zip files, did not know, that tar.bz2 files are compressed. Can't tell you how happy I am.