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I'm using bash (Cygwin, specifically). I'm trying to install GNU dd_rescue, which comes in a .tar.lz archive file.

When I use:

tar -xzf ddrescue-1.22.tar.lz

...it returns with the following error:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1 tar:
Error is not recoverable: exiting now

When I use:

tar --lzip -xf ddrescue-1.22.tar.lz

...it returns with:

tar (child): lzip: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

How can I extract and install a package from an lzip archive file?

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tar (child): lzip: Cannot exec: No such file or directory

tar complains that it can't find and execute lzip. I suggest to install lzip first.

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    Ah, so that's what that error meant. I just assumed lzip would be a part of the core utilities. Thanks.
    – Hashim Aziz
    Jan 15, 2018 at 22:37
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TL;DR ubuntu command:
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get -y install lzip

click to see source of command ready to use file explorer!

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