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I've looked all over for help but can't get anything to work. the unrar command is unrecognised and file-roller doesn't recognized the format either. Any suggestions?...
  1. 06-04-2009 #1
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    [SOLVED] .rar on Fedora 10

    I've looked all over for help but can't get anything to work. the unrar command is unrecognised and file-roller doesn't recognized the format either. Any suggestions?
  2. 06-04-2009 #2
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    You probably need to install the unrar package if you haven't already done so.
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    I tried to install it with the package intaller and the yum comand from root but it said that no such package exists
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    It sounds like it isn't in the repo then.

    Perhaps someone that uses Fedora will reply with info about an unrar RPM file, or a Fedora repo that might hold the package you need.
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  5. 06-04-2009 #5
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    A quick Google search revealed this HowTo that might help to get you up and running with unrar on Fedora 10:

    Fedora 10 Rar and Unrar

    Hope it helps.
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  6. 06-04-2009 #6
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    thanks that solved everything.
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