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Hey I'm new to messing around with linux, but I was wondering if anyone could suggest me a Linux live disc that supports RAR files. I'm not interested in installing ...
  1. 03-10-2009 #1
    garyg123
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    Linux Live Disc with RAR support

    Hey I'm new to messing around with linux, but I was wondering if anyone could suggest me a Linux live disc that supports RAR files. I'm not interested in installing it yet which why I just want a live disc. I need one that works with a 64 bit AMD processor. Thanks!
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    I dont think there is rar installed by default on any distro.
    some distro supports decompresing rar but not compresing.

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    Hi and Welcome !

    You can extract rar archives using unrar but its not pre-installed in most distros. If your machine has internet access then you can install unrar package in LiveCD of any Linux distro.
    For Ubuntu, execute this
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    sudo apt-get install unrar
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    Just a thought?

    I rar format free to implement? If it is not, then is it possible to bundle the distros by default
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    Hi and Welcome !

    You can extract rar archives using unrar but its not pre-installed in most distros. If your machine has internet access then you can install unrar package in LiveCD of any Linux distro.
    For Ubuntu, execute this
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    sudo apt-get install unrar
    I tried this but I get the message :

    "Package unrar is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source"
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    Download it from here.
    http://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-3.8.0.tar.gz

    Put the rar an unrar files/binaries in /usr/bin folder and then use unrar from the command line.
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    I got unrar working. Thanks for the help!

    I have another question but I don't really want to create another thread because it is semi related.

    If I download a file to the /home/ubuntu/Documents directory on the livedisc. Will it save the file to my hard drive or is it just temporarily writing it to the RAM and will Unrar stay installed?
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    It gets saved temporarily to your RAM. It doesnt touch your hard disk.

    If you want to save it, save it on your flash-drive or mount any hard disk paritition and save it there.


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    Oh okay cool. What about for apps and settings?
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    None... They arnt saved. Remember Live session is actually live. If you want to save settings, better allot it a place on your hard disk.
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