The corrective service files in this directory are of the form Uxxxxxx.tar.Z This means that they are compressed and tar'ed. To use these files, perform the following steps: 1) download the file to your local system in binary mode 2) uncompress Uxxxxxx.tar.Z 3) tar -xvf Uxxxxxx.tar These steps will ensure that you are left with files that are installable using the normal install method for your platform.