How to open .RAR in Fedora?

amirdhagopal · 08-08-2005, 08:58 AM

Could anyone tell me how to open .RAR in Fedora? or any links to have help on this??

tommyr1216 · 08-08-2005, 09:16 AM

Use yum to install rar ie "yum -y install rar". You can then do "rar -x archive.rar" to extract the .rar file.

jayemef · 08-09-2005, 02:29 PM

Additionally, you could simply install "unrar":

Code:

# yum install unrar

Then, to unpackage your *.rar file:

Code:

$ unrar filename.rar

reddazz · 08-09-2005, 02:51 PM

I'm sure to unpack (extract) you do

Code:

$unrar x filename.rar

If you use KDE and you have ark installed, it will unrar files graphically if you have installed the unrar package.

SlackerLX · 08-09-2005, 02:58 PM

Why no using ARK as decompressor. It's default on KDE though, opens practicly anything

reddazz · 08-10-2005, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SlackerLX
Why no using ARK as decompressor. It's default on KDE though, opens practicly anything

You still need unrar installed for ark to unrar files.

linmix · 08-14-2005, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reddazz
I'm sure to unpack (extract) you do

Code:

$unrar x filename.rar

If you use KDE and you have ark installed, it will unrar files graphically if you have installed the unrar package.

actually it's

unrar e filename.rar

In gnome you need to do this from the command line. File roller doesn't recognise rar files, even with unrar installed

update: I've just installed rar and file roller does recognise and display rar files now!

reddazz · 08-15-2005, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by linmix
actually it's

unrar e filename.rar

In gnome you need to do this from the command line. File roller doesn't recognise rar files, even with unrar installed

update: I've just installed rar and file roller does recognise and display rar files now!

The version of unrar I am using on Mandriva, uses the "unrar x filename.rar" command.

linmix · 08-15-2005, 02:57 PM

Double checked just in case and found the following:

Code:

$ unrar
<Commands>
  e             Extract files to current directory
  x             Extract files with full path

looks like we're both right :-)

nitish.rawat · 06-29-2009, 04:14 PM

If you are using Fedora core Linux then use yum command as follows (see discussion below):

Code:

# yum install unrar

If above method is not working for you, download binary package from official rarlab site:

Code:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-3.6.0.tar.gz

Untar file

Code:

$ tar -zxvf rarlinux-3.6.0.tar.gz

Now copy rar and unrar to /bin directory:

Code:

# cp rar unrar /bin

To open rar (unpack) file in current directory type command:

Code:

$ unrar e file.rar

John VV · 06-29-2009, 05:14 PM

nitish.rawat did you relies that this thread was From 2005

TheWoodchuck · 04-10-2010, 10:11 AM

Thanks for the post.