not in gzip format

[MikeL_4]

I am trying to install a samba_HPUX.depot.gz
but when I issue gunzip samba_HPUX.depot.gz
I get message: not in gzip format

What am I doing wrong ??

[Steven E. Protter]

Several possibilities.

1) The download didn't finish. Do it again and try gunzip again.
2) gunzip is corrupted. gzip a file and see if gunzip has the same error.
3) The file was merely renamed .gz mv samba_HPUX.depot.gz samba_HPUX.depot and try swinstall.

If I were a betting man I'd take option 1

SEP

[Michael Selvesteen_2]

An easy way to determine whether a file is corrupted or not is by using checksums.

Checksums of the downloaded file should match checksum specified in the download page.

Try also to download again with different ftp client.

Hope this helps.

[Muthukumar_5]

Error "not in gzip format" may come at,

1> The file format is not in gzip one
2> The gzip file is not containing all data. It is partial one there.

Try to get the file again with full format.

You can do check sum as,
cksum

File format detection as,
file

Check the difference between the full format / partial one there.