by sgosnell » 2020-12-03 22:38
When you run Linux apps in ChromeOS, it's Debian. It uses the Debian repositories, and is based on Debian Stable. I have no idea why Google did it that way, but that's the way it is.
Obama, what tar.gz file are you trying to install? Tar will not install anything, it's just an archive utility, and will extract the files in the archive but nothing else. As noted, a tarball can contain anything at all. Without knowing more about what the tarball is supposed to be, there is no way to help you any further.
Take my advice, I'm not using it.