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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
root
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