[EXT] Re: TL 2024 cannot be installed on some Windows computers

[Philip Taylor (RHBNC)]

Bonjour Denis —

Hi Philip,

In fact, I didn't encounter any problems :) except that I couldn't get
the intermediate file tlperl.windows.r69939.tar for which Nelson gave
the checksum md5sum that I wanted to check on the student's
computer. I just obtained the same result as you: the "tlpkg" folder and
all of its contents.

OK, I clearly misunderstood, but now that I think that I understand, then I must ask  "if the source file is tlperl.windows.r69939.tar.xz and the intended destination is tlperl.windows.r69939.tar, would it not be more appropriate to use a program intended to decompress .xz files rather than a program such as 'tar' which is (presumably) intended to create or deconstruct .tar files ?".  I have no idea what program one should use to decompress .xz files but it seems to me that such a program must exist.
--
Philip Taylor

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