[arch-general] Error for extract archive .tar

[dario]

El mié, 12-01-2011 a las 00:57 -0500, arch-general-request at archlinux.org
escribió:
> > Hi! i have a problem for extract an archive .tar, because when write
> > "tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz" i get the messenge:
> > gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> > tar: Child returned status 1
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> >
> > i have installed tar and gzip, and would install 7zip, but i can't.
> > What is the problem?
> > Thank you very much
> >
> > --
> > Dario
> >
> > PD: sorry my english, your understanding
> >
> >
> 
> What's the output of "file archive.tar.gz" ?
> 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:23:55 +0530
> From: Partha Chowdhury <partha at gmx.us>
> To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [arch-general] Error for extract archive .tar
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> On 01/12/11 08:16, dario wrote:
> > Hi! i have a problem for extract an archive .tar, because when write
> > "tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz" i get the messenge:
> > gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> > tar: Child returned status 1
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> >
> > i have installed tar and gzip, and would install 7zip, but i can't.
> > What is the problem?
> > Thank you very much
> >
> >    
> what does "file archive.tar.gz" show in terminal ? The file may be 
> damaged or corrupt.
> 
> 
> 
If the file is corrupted, how to install flash player 10 for browser
Opera? There any way to install it from console, for example with pacman
or yaourt?
Thanks

-- 
Dario

PD: sorry my english, your understanding