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Helo! This is the first time i am installing xampp in linux and i am facing the following problem.

[root@localhost ~]# tar xvfz /home/sneha/xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz -C /opt
tar: /opt: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now


i am mentionig the pathname where i have kept the downloaded file.
alternatively i am also runnning the tar command from the folder in which the file is kept. but i am always getting the same error. please help.

Is it possible there is no '/opt/' folder in the root of your installation?

There is no need to run the extract script on linux infact on all versions.

login as admin put the xampp zip folder in opt then right click and extract works a treat then visit your localhost link and your be presented with the xampp spalsh screen.

i have never used tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz -C /opt

@ kimmy - not all desktop Linux configurations allow 'root' logins, and if its a 'headless' server (no desktop) you have to use a CLI tool to extract.

That said, sneha227 could use an archive manager to do the extraction.

Good Luck