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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Jackett can also be run from the command line using JackettConsole.exe if you wo
        * Debian/Ubunutu: apt-get install libcurl-dev
        * Redhat/Fedora: yum install libcurl-devel
        * For other distros see the  [Curl docs](http://curl.haxx.se/dlwiz/?type=devel).
- 3. Download and extract the latest ```.tar.bz2``` release from the [releases page](https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases) and run Jackett using mono with the command "mono JackettConsole.exe".
+ 3. Download and extract the latest ```.tar.gz``` release from the [releases page](https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases) and run Jackett using mono with the command "mono JackettConsole.exe".
  
 Detailed instructions for [Ubuntu 14.x](http://www.htpcguides.com/install-jackett-on-ubuntu-14-x-for-custom-torrents-in-sonarr/) and [Ubuntu 15.x](http://www.htpcguides.com/install-jackett-ubuntu-15-x-for-custom-torrents-in-sonarr/)