gxTar 0.0.8 released | Linux Today

gxTar 0.0.8 released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 1, 1999

Chris writes:

gxTar 0.0.8 has been released!

Your favorite format can be found at one of the following:
http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8.tar.gz

http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8-1.i386.rpm

http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8-1.src.rpm

Some changes in 0.0.8:
*added more options to the Preference screen
*added popup menus (right click in file list)
*Drag and Drop support added. (thanks goes to
jaka.mocnik@kiss.uni-lj.si)
Check the ChangeLog for a complete list of changes.

gxTar is a Gnome/Gtk+ front-end to common archive utilities
under unix. The goal is to make it the winzip of the unix world.
Currently zip, gzip, tar, bzip2, and arj are supported. Current
functionality includes the ability to open and create archives, and
to add, delete, extract, and view files. Files can also be added to
archives or opened by draging & droping from any D&D
supporting GTK+ app, including gmc.

The current release has been tested on Linux with the latest CVS
release of Gnome (though the latest RPMs should work). It is
(still) no longer possible to compile a GTK+ version. I finally got
tired of re-implementing all of the functions that Gnome provided.
Perhaps I will bring the Gtk+ version uptodate again someday, but
not now.

Suggestions, bug reports, etc are always wanted at gandalf@pobox.com

The URLs:

The main web page is:
http://gxtar.netpedia.net/

A screen shot is available:
http://gxtar.netpedia.net/default.jpg

The latest source and binary:
http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8.tar.gz

http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8-1.i386.rpm

http://gxtar.netpedia.net/gxtar-0.0.8-1.src.rpm

A mirror can be found at:
http://www.pobox.com/~gandalf/proj/gxtar/

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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