Method 2 : Using graphical archive manager
Step 1 : First of all locate the file that you want to extract. For this, open up your file explorer, which is the app you use to navigate through the file system. On Ubuntu this file system is Nautilus. To open it search for files in the application menu and click on the folder like icon.
Locate the compressed .gz file
Step 2 : Now, that we have located our files. We can go ahead and start with the actual extraction of the file. For this, right click on the file, this opens up a context menu. Now in this menu locate and click on the option that says “extract” to extract the gz file.
Click on extract from the right click menu
Step 3 : Now as we can notice a new uncompressed file will appear in the file explorer. Now you can just double click on the file to open it. A good thing about this method is that it will not remove the compressed file, after its done extracting the file. Therefore you will still have access to both the compressed and uncompressed version of the file after you are done extracting.
Extracted file is now visible in the file explorer
How to Unzip (Open) Gz File
If you have been using Linux for some time, you must have come across a “gz” file. Have you ever wondered, what is it and how do you actually open it?
Worry not, in this article, we deep dive into the details of gz file and help you overcome your doubts about it.
Table of Content
- What is gz file?
- How to open gz file
- Method 1: Using the gzip command
- Method 2 : Using graphical archive manager
- Method 3 : Using gunzip command
- Method 4 : Using tar command [ONLY for compression in the tar.gz format]