Compress and Uncompress a file folder in Ubuntu To compress a file using the terminal enter the following command: gzip (filename).gz To uncompress a file using the terminal enter the following command: gunzip (filename).gz Other ways to compress and uncompress files in Linux Ubuntu, include using Gnome which is the default Windows Manager in Ubuntu. However you may find it quicker to enter the commands via the terminal. Home - Apache - Ubuntu - MySQL - PHP - Misc Updated on: 2008-01-07 19:29:05