How to extract a tar.gz archive on Ubuntu using the GUI You don't need a lot of technical knowledge to open a tar.gz file on Ubuntu. The operating system has native support for opening and ...

Tar.gz files are among the most troublesome file formats and often create installation issues for users. If you are currently struggling to get tar.gz files onto your system, here are a few techniques ...

Instead of re-creating your tar archives when you need to add files, why not simply append those files? Jack Wallen shows you how from the command line and a GUI file manager on Linux.

If you're looking for a nuts-and-bolts guide to installing software from those strange-looking Whatever.tar.gz files, Tuxfiles.org has a pretty good one.