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I have been trying to install xampp 1.6.4 on my computer and i get this error!

tar: xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

the command following sudo was " tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz -C /opt"
I went to help on tar -its as clear as mud!- no help there!
will xampp run on ubuntu?
I would really appreciate if you can point me in the right direction - this is my first time with linux!
john - thanks again!!!

tar: xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory

The file "xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz" is not in your current directory.

make sure you are in the directory first.

Change directory

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cd /opt

then

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sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz -C /opt

start it

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

stop it

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

gtk/python control panel

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gedit ~/.local/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

Paste the following into the open file and press 'save' and then exit.

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[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Start/Stop XAMPP
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Exec=gksudo "python /opt/lampp/share/xampp-control-panel/xampp-control-panel.py"
Icon[en_CA]=/usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/devices/network-wired.svg
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=false
Name[en_CA]=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment[en_CA]=Start/Stop XAMPP
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/devices/network-wired.svg

"XAMPP Control Panel" will show up in your applications menu under Internet or 'other'.

you miss the part of creating the file but thn it does not appear on application taskbar..