Hi All, I am relatively new to Linux and have a question about tar files. I am running Suse 9.1 and had down load a tar file (firefox installer) into my download directory. I then untared it in my home dir and things were fine till I decided to delete the install dir. Well to make a long story short after deleting the folder I could no longer click on hyper links in email (evolution) to get to web pages etc. After much much googleing and mailing list searches, head banging on desk I found out how to fix it. I would have pulled out my hair but that option has all ready been used years ago. ...I'm bald now ..LOL My question is where is the best place to store and untar files in Suse 9.1 or any Linux distribution for that matter so I don't screw up as bad again ? Thanks in advance for your time and efforts. Cj "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."