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WinZip can open tarballs with no problem on a Windows computer. Fortunately, all you need to know is how to double-click a file in order toaccess the many types listed in Table 12-1. Once you double-click the file, your File Manager shows you what s inside. While Table 12-1 mentions operating systems, it doesn t contain hard andfast rules. People tend to use whatever kind of programs they re comfortablewith no matter what operating system they re on. Table 12-1Potential Formats for Downloaded FilesExtensionMeaningProgram(s) Involved.bzOlder form of .bz2.bzip, bunzip.bz2Extensive Linux and Unix compressed file.bzip2, bunzip2.debNot a file to open; see the Installing New aptSoftware section, later in this chapter. .gzTypical compressed file for Linux and Unix.gzip, gunzip.isoA CD-ROM or DVD-ROM image, which is a See Chapter 18. single file that contains a CD or DVD s entire contents. You have to tell your CD or DVD burner software that this file is an image so that it knows not to just place a copy of this file onto the media. .rpmNot a file to open; see the Installing rpmNew Software section, later in this chapter. .tarA bunch of files bundled together.tar.tar.bz2A tarball, which in this case is a .tar file inside tar, bzip2, a .bz2 file.bunzip2.tar.gzA traditional tarball, which is a .tar file tar, gunzip, gzipinside a .gz file. .tgzA traditional tarball, which is a .tar file tar, gunzip, gzipinside a .gz file. .ZOld-style Unix compressed file.compress, uncompress.zipWindows ZIP file.zip, unzipWinZip (www.winzip.com) can handle .gz, .tgz, and .tar.gz files (along withthe .bz2 versions) for Windows users. 234Part III:Getting Up to Speed with Linux