Open 7-Zip. Navigate to the folder where the .tar.gz file is located. Right-click on the .tar.gz file and hover over “7-Zip” in the context menu that appears.

Installing Zip Out of the box, most Linux distributions don't come with Zip installed. Instead, they default to the tar tool. Fortunately, Zip is really easy to install. Let me show you.

Microsoft is adding native version control and 7-zip and TAR compression to File Explorer on Windows. Here's what to know about the update.