tar install code example

Example 1: install tar.bz2 file

#Extract the file tar.bz2
 tar -xjvf file.tar.bz2
#Compile and install
 cd file
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install

Example 2: install tar.xz in ubuntu

tar xf [filename]

This will expand the contents of the file to a folder. Then the commands are, from the folder:

./configure

make

sudo make install

Example 3: run tar.xz ubuntu

tar xf [filename]