Re: .sit files
On Wednesday 18 April 2001 23:14, Joseph Red wrote:
> Michael Schmitz wrote:
> > Seriously: I've never had any luck with unsit or macunpack or the like.
> > .sit files are essentially useless on the Linux side.
>
> Then why does bootx come packaged on the 2.2r2 CD as a .sit file? I'm
> clueless when it comes to mac filetypes (or operation, for that
> matter). That's been my most recent stumbling block in my saga to
> install debian on my pb3400c. I haven't even bothered to look it up.
> Real Soon Now...
Unfortunately the most permiscuous file compression type is .sit on the Mac.
BootX is a Mac application and is compressed for the Mac. If you have an
install of MacOS, chances are it comes with Stuffit Expander; if not,
download it for free.
HTH
--Nelson Abramson
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