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can't unpack "rar" files

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Newbe to ubuntu...and having trouble learning new os. Could someone please walk me through installing or configuring a program to unpack ".rar" files. Thank you in advance.

Thomas

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hommadi2001 (hommadi2001) said : 		#1

i dont know if this help or not.
but go the Add\Remove programe from the menu and search for "rar" and see if any package comes in the results and try to install it (offcource u'll need an internet connection)

hope it helps
Mohammad

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Thomas Templin (coastgnu) said : 		#2

On Wed, 20. June 2007 07:39:33 imago223 wrote:
> New question #8467 on yelp in ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/8467
>
> Newbe to ubuntu...and having trouble learning new os. Could someone please
> walk me through installing or configuring a program to unpack ".rar" files.

Install unrar (or unrar-free) to unppack and rar to pack rar archives.
If not done so far you have to enable the multiverse repositories first.

regards,
thomas

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Best Lunar_Mix (razzeka) said : 		#3

imago223, what you need to do to unrar/rar things is go to the terminal. It's located in the Applications tab on the upper-left of the screen. Once in the Applications tab, go to the Accessories menu and click on the Terminal to open it. Once in there, type:

sudo aptitude install unrar rar

After that, double click the rar'd file and the Archive Manager will be able to access it. I'd recommend putting the Terminal on the bar beside the Applications Places System bar at the top for easy access in case you need to use it again.
To do this, you just go to where Terminal is located (Applications--->Accessories) and click and drag it to the bar. Hope this helps!

Cheers,
             Razz

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imago223 (imago223) said : 		#4

Thanks Lunar_Mix, that solved my question.

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imago223 (imago223) said : 		#5

hank you all...

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imago223 (imago223) said : 		#6

make that... thank you, all!

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Johannita (johannita) said : 		#7

thank you. that helped me, too.
but i can't unpack those rar-files with polish letters in it. do you have a solution for this, too?

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vijay.sengar (vijay-sengar) said : 		#8

this works gr8 going