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Reading from the Distribution Tape

The dstool distribution comes on a single 1/4 inch tape.

1.
Move to the dstool home directory if you are not already in it, by typing:

cd $DSTOOL

2.
Insert the dstool distribution tape into the tape driver. Typically, the tape drive will have the device name /dev/rst0. Check with your system manager to verify this device identification. Presuming this is the case, extract the archive file from the tape using the command:

tar -xvf /dev/rst0

3.
Create the file system hierarchy by typing:

tar xvf dstool_1.0.tar



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