Linux server from Windows PC

[magnus127]

I have a Windows computer, but I use a Linux server. Is there an SSH program out I could use for that?

[MCookie]

Hi, look here: http://www.versiontracker.com/mp/new_search.m?productDB=win&mode=Quick&OS_Filter=Windows&search=ssh

[magnus127]

I need to install a program using a ssh secure connection, but I've never used Linux before. The program is called byond, and the website I got it from said I need to "...upload the install package, unzip it with tar xzvf [byond_install].tgz, and then read the README to get more instructions."

I tried that, and I got this this:

tar (child): [byond_install].tgz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I tried changing tgz to zip (since that's the compression format), and got the same thing.

I really have no idea what I'm doing.....HELP!!
:confused:

[tommysphone]

Files that end in .tgz are the equivalent of unix .tar.gz files.
They are called .tgz for two reasons: First, it's more compatible with DOS systems, and second, it lets a web server treat them differently than .tar.gz files (which normally aren't downloadable).

These bundles contain files that may exceed the DOS 8.3 file name limits. Users of Windows 95/98/NT should use utilities that support long file names so as to properly preserve the file names.

To unpack these files with DJGPP, use djtarx.

To unpack these files under unix, you'll need gunzip and tar.

Cygwin32 users should use gunzip and tar also.

Thats all I can offer now. I'm signing out for a few weeks. Bye....