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files with extension rar

hi,,

im using Slackware 10.0

i want to open files with extension rar i.e.

xyz.rar

what utility is required?

it is not recognizing the

# unrar

command..so what utility do i have to installl

download unrar for linux ( search with google the url)

You can download the slackpack here.

To install it...

Code:

matt@Internets:~$ su

Password:

root@Internets:/home/matt# installpkg unrar-3.5.2-i486-1arf.tgz

Installing package unrar-3.5.2-i486-1arf...

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

unrar: unrar-3.5.2 (RAR Archiver Utility)

unrar:

unrar: The unRAR utility is a freeware program for extracting,

unrar: testing and viewing the contents of archives created

unrar: with the RAR archiver.

unrar:

unrar:

unrar: Packed by Fred Broders (fredbroders@altern.org).

unrar:

try this

rarlinux-3.4.1.tar.gz

google for this and use this

it works fine for me

regards