files

[jojo]

I downloaded a screensaver since Knoppix doesn't come with 1 but I can't finish the install because it will not let me in to the dir here is the session
root@G1:~# ls
3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
Desktop jap.conf
JAP xsession.knx-hdinstall.backup
root@G1:~# cd 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
bash: cd: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2: Not a directory
root@G1:~# 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
bash: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2: command not found
root@G1:~# cd
root@G1:~# dir
3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
Desktop jap.conf
JAP xsession.knx-hdinstall.backup
root@G1:~# 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
bash: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2: command not found
root@G1:~# /3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
bash: /3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2: No such file or directory
root@G1:~#
as you can see it is there how do I get in?

[turbinater]

You can get into the archive with mindight commander:

mc

You can also do it in konqueror, or extract the archive like so:

knoppix@cold#:bzip2 -d 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
knoppix@cold#:tar -xf 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar

[jojo]

I tried all three of your suggestions but still no luck here is what I got
MC: Connot Execute Commands On Non Local File-Systems.
root@G1:~# bzip2 -d 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2
bzip2: Can't open input file 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar.bz2: No such file or directory.
root@G1:~# tar -xf 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar
root@G1:~# cd 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar
bash: cd: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar: Not a directory
root@G1:~# ls
3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar jap.conf
Desktop kfiresaver3d-0.6
JAP xsession.knx-hdinstall.backup
Mail ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
root@G1:~# 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar
bash: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar: command not found
Any other deas or should I just give up.

[wmcn]

try bunzip *

from the directory the file is in

ls -la

[windos_no_thanks]

root@G1:~# tar -xf 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar
root@G1:~# cd 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar
bash: cd: 3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar: Not a directory
root@G1:~# ls
3129-kfiresaver3d-0.6-leakfix.tar jap.conf
Desktop kfiresaver3d-0.6
JAP xsession.knx-hdinstall.backup
Mail ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run

cd  kfiresaver3d-0.6

Any other deas or should I just give up.

What you should do is start reading man pages, in this case:

man tar

would have told you what running the tar command actually does
(Unlike M$ manuals and help files the man pages in linux actually contain some useful information )