Java Desktop System Release 2 Installation Guide

To Decompress and Extract the Installer

Perform the following steps to decompress and extract the installer:

  1. Log in as root to CDE, then open a terminal window.

  2. Use the cd command to change to the directory to which you downloaded the tar file for the installer.

  3. Execute the following command to decompress and extract the installer:

    gunzip -c jds-2_0-fcs-solaris9-x86.tar.gz | tar xvpf -

  4. When the installer is fully extracted, you can delete the downloaded file to free up disk space. Execute the following command to remove the installer:

    rm jds-2_0-fcs-solaris9-x86.tar.gz