Installing Nginx server

Question

I am trying to install Nginx server on ubuntu using

wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.5.3.tar.gz
tar xvfz nginx-1.5.3.tar.gz
cd nginx-1.5.3
./configure
make
install

this is what I get:

 tar: Skipping to next header

 gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error

 gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error 
 tar: Child returned status 1
 tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
 ./configure: 10: .: Can't open auto/options
 make:  *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
 make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.

What seems to be the problem with all these errors?

Do you really need to install it from the sources? Any particular reason not to use the repositories? — Dmitry Igoshin, Aug 09 '13 at 13:08
i want to write a script for this installation that's why i want to install it from resources — HobbitOfShire, Aug 09 '13 at 13:11
you download nginx-1.0.5.tar.gz, but uncompress nginx-1.5.3.tar.gz — TroyCheng, Aug 09 '13 at 13:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 09 '13 at 13:54

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You are getting a bunch of tar errors, which might mean that the archive is broken. Try to address those issues first before doing a make. I would start with replacing tar xvfz nginx-1.5.3.tar.gz with tar -xvzf nginx-1.5.3.tar.gz

answered Aug 09 '13 at 13:54

Dmitry Igoshin

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I am aware of the tar problem, in fact it is the source for configure and make problems, i tried this but same error – HobbitOfShire Aug 09 '13 at 14:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '13 at 14:59

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is gzip installed already? check by:

whereis gzip

and install it on ubuntu by:

sudo apt-get install gzip

answered Aug 10 '13 at 14:59

vvy

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