ive done several searches on how install .tgz file on my n800 and i have not found anything that helps me. could somebody give a link or instructions on how to install .tgz files.
Also, what other types of files are you able to install? and is it the same procedure as installing .tgz files?
Thanks!

I assume you've already tried the much easier method of installing apps from maemo.org/downloads?

yes i have, but but this app is from another source.

Files with a ".tgz" extension are commonly called tarballs. They're the ".zip" files of the Unix world. In other words, they're compressed archives of files, not installable packages.* These compressed archives more often contain source code than compiled applications.

You'll need to launch X Terminal and use "gunzip" and "tar" to extract the contents of your tarball:
Are you sure you have an application for your tablet inside your .tgz file though? You may want to make sure you didn't download the source code to an application by mistake.


* Exception: Slackware Linux uses .tgz files for installable packages. Those packages won't work on your tablet though.

thank for the instructions sjgadsby. i am pretty sure that the file is not the source code. I did try and do the commands in Xterminal but it said that “there is no such such file or directory.” is that because it is a source file or what?
Thanks

Pasting the exact error message really helps.

The short way (1 command) is
The -z flag for tar makes it decompress a gzipped tar first.
(Note that the z flag is a GNU extension.)

Of course, you must be in the same location as the .tgz, or specify the path as well.
It will extract the files in the current directory.

i cant figure out how to specify the files path. how would i go about that?
Thanks

/path/to/file

Possibly
or
depending upon where you saved the file.

Where did you save the file? (Where does the file appear in the File Manager?)

Thanks. I'm still not used to tar having that ability, obviously.