Anyone want to take pity on a linux noob. I am trying to graduate to linux and wanted to see if I could get a machine up and mining Bytecoin.

My Setup:
Operating System PIMP 64 bit (copied to a 250gb HD with resized partitions to allow enough space for the Bytecoin blockchain)

Problem:
When I decompress the bytecoin-linux.tar.gz file I get a segmentation error.

Now I have never tried to decompress tar files before so it is possible I am doing something wrong.
The command used is "tar -zxvf bytecoin-linux.tar.gz" this seems to work. It runs without error and decompresses the files to the subdirectory called root/Downloads/bytecoin.

I can see all of the decompressed files when I explore the disk with iceweasel. However, when I try to access them via the terminal I can get into the directory but at that point I cannot see them. The command "dir" returns "segmentation error".

My linux experience is very limited. Am I doing something wrong in the decompress process?