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Problem installing Software

I have download apache web server from "www.sunfreeware.com" on my Windwos 2000 machine and transfer it to my Solaris 8.0 Intel machine through ftp> which is on my LAN. when I try to unzip this pakage through this command:

gunzip -d apache-1.3.9-sol8-intel.local.gz

then it gives an error which is written below

gunzip:/apache-1.3.9-sol8-intel-local.gz: invalid compressed data--crc error

I have download this software and other pakages from this site but the problem is same. Can any body help me

usmanhabib

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I have also unzip this on window 2000 with Winzip software and then transfer it to Solaris 8.0 through ftp and after transfering I issue the command

"Pkgadd -d apache-1.3.9-sol8-intel-local" then it comes another error

Pkgadd error: attemt to process datastream failed
- process</usr/bin/cpio -icdumbD -C 512>failed,exit code 1
Pkgadd:ERROR: Unable to unpack datastream

I have installed Solaris 8.0 on my machine four times but problem is still.

Nisus091197

Hi,

Did you ftp everything in BINARY mode? You need to enter 'bin' at the ftp> prompt.

Regards, Nisus
http://www.omnimodo.com

k.kidambi

Did you check the file sizes, whether the file is fully downloaded or not. If not download the file again using binary mode and try again.

Try your luck again

Kidambi

usmanhabib

ASKER

yes I download it in binary mode and the size is same.

Nisus091197

Do you have enough free space on /var and /usr?

bhagawatula

I think apache comes with sol8 OS. but best thing would be to download from www.apache.org. If downloading from sunfreeware.com , please make a note of the file name on the server, and then do a RT Click , SaveLinkAs. and make sure that the file name and extension are same. I have found this problem where a tar.gz file gets saved as a .tar file.
-Hemanth

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