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Re: upgrading .tgz and .zip

kjb007 — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:28:53 GMT

For .zip files, you want to use unzip. Then follow your normal process.

-KjB
VMware vExpert

rotoflex01 — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:56:07 GMT

Hi All,

I have ESX 3.5 and 3.0.2. I need to upgrade a software vim, bind, openssl.

Why on 3.0.2 is using extension *.tgz? And on 3.5 is using *.zip.

How do I upgrade the two extension? What I know from the documentation is to do below?

mkdir /var/updates
mv <updatename>.tar.gz /var/updates
cd /var/updates
tar -xvzf <updatename>.tar.gz
cd <updatename>

But that's a *.tar.gz. Is *.tgz the same as *.tar.gz? And on the *.zip. Just unzip the file and do below.

esxupdate -r file:/var/updates/<updatename> update

And any last word for openssl upgrade on an ESX vmware center. Any comments like reboot console or reboot server.

Please help, thanks.

COdlk — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:00:49 GMT

you are correct. A filename.tar.gz is the same as filename.tgz

david