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Old 07-24-2005, 05:22 AM   #1
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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?
 
Old 07-24-2005, 05:31 AM   #2
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unrar
 
Old 07-24-2005, 12:36 PM   #3
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it is not recognizing the

# unrar

command..so what utility do i have to installl
 
Old 07-24-2005, 12:46 PM   #4
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download unrar for linux ( search with google the url)
 
Old 07-25-2005, 02:01 PM   #5
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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:
 
Old 07-25-2005, 09:41 PM   #6
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try this

rarlinux-3.4.1.tar.gz

google for this and use this

it works fine for me

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