rar file helps

**junkman4547** · 11-19-2005

I need to open a .rar file, any helps or suggestions is appreciated.

btw, can winXP open these files ? If so I will reinstall it on my spare harddrive.

Thank you

**KG6KVQ** · 11-19-2005

You need to install the tool for unpacking rar files. On gentoo it is

Code:

emerge unrar

Windows can do it with the tool WinRar (you have to search for the download site)

**dylunio** · 11-19-2005

Since this is the debian forum, I think you'll need to install via apt-get with

Code:

apt-get install unrar

**junkman4547** · 11-19-2005

Thanks guy,
I have tried...

apt-get install unrar

but apparently it isn't in the repository. But I managed to find ...unrar... package from Debian unstable. Now I have no idea how to install it, help on this is appreciated.

Right now I'm on my Sarge/FreeBSD box. If it is easier to do ...emerge... I'll switch to my Gentoo box.

**Vergil83** · 11-19-2005

that is because rar/unrar is nonfree. You can add the non-free sites to your /etc/apt/sources.list if you want, then

Code:

apt-get update
apt-get install rar unrar

If you want to install the unstable package, download it Debian package download page and run

Code:

dpkg -i blah.deb

as root

**junkman4547** · 11-19-2005

Thanks Virgil, that's exactly what I did. I ended up adding Sid into my sources.list, and then just apt-get install unrar.

Problem solved.

**jens** · 11-19-2005

Originally Posted by junkman4547

I ended up adding Sid into my sources.list, and then just apt-get install unrar.

If you intend to keep using stable(Sarge), remove the Sid repo!
It's IMO also a lot better to add some back-ports fot the few things that aren't available in Sarge(or install it manually with dpkg).

**junkman4547** · 11-20-2005

Thanks Jens, I'll just comment out Sid repo. I'm not that adventurous...

**semptrion** · 10-05-2006

Try

apt-get install unrar-free

but sometimes fail

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