[SOLVED] Can I open 7z files in Linux?

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 10:10 AM

Gnome's default archive utility won't open this, so I'd like to know if there's a free alternative.

corp769 · 02-25-2011, 10:15 AM

Yes there is. Using ubuntu I presume?

Code:

apt-get install p7zip

KeithE · 02-25-2011, 10:18 AM

Install p7zip. It should be in your repository. If not, the URL to get the source code is http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

IIRC, there's a version for RAR files as well.

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 10:20 AM

I've just opened Synaptic Package Manager and it also lists File-roller, but it's marked green for installed. Where can I find this and how do I get to use it? (It supports more file formats than p7zip)

corp769 · 02-25-2011, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advice Pro

I've just opened Synaptic Package Manager and it also lists File-roller, but it's marked green for installed. Where can I find this and how do I get to use it? (It supports more file formats than p7zip)

Yes, but it does not support 7zip. Once again, install p7zip.

Edit - If you don't believe me, read here - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/File%20Roller

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 10:25 AM

From the description in SPM (7th line down):

Quote:

File-roller supports the following formats:
* Tar (.tar) archives, including those compressed with
gzip (.tar.gz, .tgz), bzip (.tar.bz, .tbz), bzip2 (.tar.bz2, .tbz2),
compress (.tar.Z, .taz), lzop (.tar.lzo, .tzo) and lzma (.tar.lzma)
* Zip archives (.zip)
* Jar archives (.jar, .ear, .war)
* 7z archives (.7z)
* iso9660 CD images (.iso)
* Lha archives (.lzh)
* Single files compressed with gzip (.gz), bzip (.bz), bzip2 (.bz2),
compress (.Z), lzip (.lz), lzop (.lzo), lzma (.lzma) and xz (.xz)

And on this section of the url you gave me, it says that I need as an p7zip package an extention. Do you know how to combine these archivers like this?

corp769 · 02-25-2011, 10:28 AM

What's SPM? The official ubuntu site says specifically:

Quote:

Not installed by default in Ubuntu

7zip

.7z

Needs the p7zip package, which doesn't provide multi-volume support. To support password-protected archives, needs the p7zip-full package

Just saying what I see.

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 10:34 AM

SPM is Synaptic Package Manager

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 10:40 AM

I installed p7zip-full, now, how do I use it?

corp769 · 02-25-2011, 10:40 AM

Well going by both the package manager, and the ubuntu site, have you tried installing p7zip-full?

Nevermind about that, you just posted. As far as using it, read up on the man page, it contains a LOT of information.

repo · 02-25-2011, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advice Pro

I installed p7zip-full, now, how do I use it?

Code:

man p7zip

perhaps?

Kind regards

corp769 · 02-25-2011, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

Code:

man p7zip

perhaps?

Kind regards

+56, because I referred to the man page also. Good luck!

LAPIII · 02-25-2011, 11:00 AM

I did man p7zip and, even though SMP shows the clickable box as green, I got this error at the terminal:

man: can't resolve /usr/share/man/man1/p7zip.1.gz: No such file or directory
No manual entry for p7zip

Should I just re-install p7zip-full or install p7zip?

repo · 02-25-2011, 11:29 AM

http://pwet.fr/man/linux/commandes/7z

Kind regards

---------- Post added 25th Feb 2011 at 18:29 ----------

http://pwet.fr/man/linux/commandes/7z

Kind regards

TobiSGD · 02-25-2011, 11:54 AM

It should be automatically used by your archive utility, if installed. Just double-click the archive.