rar files and linux

**caveman_nige** · 14th June, 2009, 08:11 PM

what free app is best used to umpack rar files in linux... namely ubuntu 9.04 and Opensuse 11.0

Thanks

**20clarky08** · 15th June, 2009, 06:37 PM

if you know how to use a terminal then enter

sudo apt-get install p7zip unrar rar

then enter you password, the default GNOME archive manager can now handle rar's mate

**caveman_nige** · 18th June, 2009, 01:21 PM

will give that a try... however is there not an app that can be downloaded etc?

**red devil** · 20th June, 2009, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by 20clarky08

if you know how to use a terminal then enter

sudo apt-get install p7zip unrar rar

then enter you password, the default GNOME archive manager can now handle rar's mate

hmm i was at this also last week and it wouldnt work on ubuntu 9.04 and its a new original disc, any other suggestions m8
thanks

ok im gettin this

home@desktop-linux:~$ sudo apt-get install p7zip unrar rar
[sudo] password for home:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package p7zip is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package p7zip has no installation candidate

so im guessin its not there

**beady** · 22nd June, 2009, 11:59 PM

You won't need p7zip for rar files. Just unrar for uncompression, so

Code:

sudo aptitude install unrar

should do the job.
I'm not using Ubuntu, so it might be named slightly differently, but

Code:

 aptitude search unrar

should give you the actual package name.

**pothead** · 12th August, 2009, 10:04 AM

abit late i know but heres winrar for linux

To install, simply extract this archive to a place such as your desktop. Then download a Windows WinRAR installer such as wrar371.exe (although you should download the lastest version). Copy this .exe into the WinRAR Installers directory. Now open up a terminal window and change directory to the on that this ReadMe.txt is in and run 'WinRAR.sh' or depending on your version of Linux, you might just be able to double click on WinRAR.sh and it will start. Click the Install button and select the version of WinRAR you would like to install from the list and click the Install button. Hopefully a message will appear saying that it is now installed. Click the OK button and then click Run from the main menu. WinRAR will now start!

Deposit Files

**kari** · 9th October, 2009, 11:08 PM

use Synaptic Package Manager click find and write unrar, mark it and install

**hinko** · 14th August, 2010, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by red devil

hmm i was at this also last week and it wouldnt work on ubuntu 9.04 and its a new original disc, any other suggestions m8
thanks

ok im gettin this

home@desktop-linux:~$ sudo apt-get install p7zip unrar rar
[sudo] password for home:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package p7zip is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package p7zip has no installation candidate

so im guessin its not there

As the error says, p7zip is not a recognized package name for ubuntu. Otoh, rar and unrar probably are. Above command line should work if p7zip is ommited, and is also not needed for rar handling..