How to unzip Spectrum installer zip package in UNIX environment
Product Feature: Installation / Upgrade
Issue
You will get an error if you try to run the "unzip" command such as the one below:
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive. unzip: cannot find zipfile directory in one of CDQ900F030102.zip or CDQ900F030102.zip.zip, and cannot find CDQ900F030102.zip.ZIP, period.
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive. unzip: cannot find zipfile directory in one of CDQ900F030102.zip or CDQ900F030102.zip.zip, and cannot find CDQ900F030102.zip.ZIP, period.
Cause
By default, AIX does have an option to unzip .zip files, it's just a little bit hidden. Normally one would use 'unzip' but that's not available by default. You can install it as a rpm, but that's not necessary. Java is installed by default and is also capable of unzipping .zip files.
Resolution
UPDATED: April 13, 2017Use the following steps to use the unzip function:
If troubleshooting did not resolve your issue, contact technical support for further assistance.
- Add the java utilities directory to your path
- Unzip the file using jar
In example:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java5/bin jar -xvf zipfile.zip
If troubleshooting did not resolve your issue, contact technical support for further assistance.
