how to install Python from .gz archive? (Solved)

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kocg
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how to install Python from .gz archive? (Solved)

#1 Post by kocg »

how to install file from this link
http://dotpups.de/puppy4/dotpups/Progra ... 4-i386.pet

after download it si inside this archive
python-2.6.4-i386.gz 16mb

When I click it extract file named python-2.6.4-i386 62mb

and how to run this file now?

puppy lupu 528.
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Karl Godt
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#2 Post by Karl Godt »

Some bowsers think thats clever to convert downloads automatically.

.pet is basically a .tar.gz with added 32 signs of the md5sum .

If the .pet really contains another container that's .gz , then it is

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gunzip /path/to/pkg.gz
in the console .

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#3 Post by Makoto »

Rename the extension of the original download from .gz back to .pet (python-2.6.4-i386.pet). It's just that on some occasions, some browsers may think it's a good idea to rename the extension to reflect what they think the downloaded file should be.

As far as I know, the browser shouldn't mess with the contents of the file unless, perhaps, it's a text file (or the browser thinks it is).
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#4 Post by kocg »

thank you for the answer, guys! that's it.

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