zip file problems/driver problem

ok I downloaded all the drivers needed for my linux...but 3 of

the files wouldnt open. the 3 that wouldnt open are .gz files

and I only have 2 programs that are extractors: Gnozin and

Archiver. does anyone know where I can get a operational

program to open .gz files of any type?

I also had a problem with my ATI graphics driver its an rpm file(self extracting)

but it said there was an error in install and had to close. I tried

to reinstall and got an error that the file already existed......how

do I delete the messed up driver?.....its locked and wont let me

delete it

In linux, you can´t just download drivers and "run" them to install. At least this is very seldomly the case and there is strong reasons against that way of installation (*).

You always have to read the installation instructions and follow them exactly step-by-step. There is 100s different ways that drivers could be installed.

see (*)
Reason #1: because you never know what files were installed where to and what else in the system was changed. Now you have a hard time uninstalling / deleting them manually.
I suggest you write email to ATI´s technical support and complain.

Some useful commands when installing software:
Unzip a file (.gz):
gunzip myfile.gz
Unzip an archive (.tar)
tar xf myarchive.tar
Unzip an archive (.tar.gz or .tgz)
tar xzf myarchive.tar.gz
Unzip an archive (.tar.Z)
tar xZf myarchive.tar.Z
Unzip an archive (.tar.bz2)
cat myarchive.tar.bz2|bunzip2|tar xf -
Unzip an archive (.zip)
unzip -v archive.zip
Install rpm:
rpm -i myfile.rpm
Install self-extracting files (that usually end in ".sh"):
sh installer.sh

thanks for the help....i guess i gotta reinstall and change my settings....I just installed this last nite...Its like windows with a crapload more options...I thought all I had to do was download one or more drivers and just unzip them to install....now I know different:-)

Linux is definatly not windows nor anything like windows.

-Mr.K