How to extract a .rar file? (Solved: with pupzip)

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How to extract a .rar file? (Solved: with pupzip)

#1 Post by geo909 »

Hello everyone,
Please, do you know how can I extract a rar file in puppy?
Thank you in advance!

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#2 Post by T_Hobbit »

Search the forum for "unrar" or "peazip AND dotpup" or "peazip AND dotpet"

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#3 Post by muggins »

Hi geo909,

Download & install unrar from here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... ach&id=211

Then create a temporary directory, for the .rar archive, move the archive there, then change to that directory, & on the commandline enter:

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unrar e xxxx.rar
(Of course, replace xxxx with the real archive's name. The reason for moving it to a temporary location is that unrar extracts the archive holus-bolus...you'll see what I mean when you extract).

Or follow T_Hobbit's suggestion for PeaZIp, which is the RollsRoyce of archivers.

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#4 Post by geo909 »

Thanks a lot!

I will let you know what happened when I try this.

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#5 Post by geo909 »

Well,
pupzip did the job!
I thought that clicking on the rar file would open pupzip automatically (that is, I thought I was using pupzip while I wasn't), so It was just the noobidity of mine!

Sorry for bothering, and thanks a lot for your time!

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#6 Post by klu9 »

how does it work for multi-part Rar files?

(e.g.
xyz.r00
xyz.r01
xyz.r02)

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#7 Post by geo909 »

Well, I didn't try something like that..
Don't you get the whole thing if you open the first (xyz.r00) file?

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#8 Post by alienjeff »

Whatever you do, don't open a console and type:

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unrar -h
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#9 Post by monkeymartin »

This command extracts the file to the current directory

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unrar e xxxx.rar 
yes it works with multi-part Rar files

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#10 Post by mikeb »

pupzip / xarchive does work for multipart rar files...used it several times.

For automatic opening in rox this is set in 'Choices' folder in /root and /usr/local/share/ though you may be able to rightclick and use 'set run action' in rox.


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#11 Post by alienjeff »

Open console/terminal

Type: unrar e filename.rar

or for multi-part rars: unrar e filename.part1.rar or unrar e filename.001.rar
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#12 Post by jonyo »

Extract now works well in win or wine.

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#13 Post by alienjeff »

Not to be confused with ExtractNow ...
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#14 Post by edoc »

muggins wrote:Hi geo909,

Download & install unrar from here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... ach&id=211
That file generates an error saying that it is corrupt.
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alienjeff wrote:Open console/terminal

Type: unrar e filename.rar

or for multi-part rars: unrar e filename.part1.rar or unrar e filename.001.rar
Turns out that unrar was already on my computer via Puppy 3.10/ChurchPup.

No idea why it is not autodetected when one tries to open a .rar document.

The multipart command worked perfectly for me.

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#16 Post by greenboy »

when i type the unrar command i get the message
bash :unra command not found what should i do ?

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#17 Post by alienjeff »

It looks like you don't have the application.

Earlier in this thread, Muggins suggested downloading and installing this: unrar.pup
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#18 Post by _MegadetH_ »

thanks it works for me. But doesn't it work with long rar filenames with spaces? when a filename is too long I rename it in 1.rar.

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#19 Post by xorg »

At mine puppy (puppy linux 4.1 retro) unrar wasn't installed and I installed it from the offcial repository of puppy 3 (pet_packages-3,filename ''unrar-3.4.3.pet'') which worked fine.
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How to get XArchive to extract a .rar file automatically.

#20 Post by TwoPuppies »

Most later versions of Puppy Linux come with unrar preinstalled by default. If it does not seem to be present in yours, you can download the .pet package from:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... h&id=11097

If you want the extraction process to work automatically when you click on a .rar file (as opposed to using the terminal), you can use XArchive as follows:

Right-click on a .rar file.
Select the option "Set run action".
At the bottom, enter the command:

xarchive "$1"

Next time you click on a .rar file, XArchive should open automatically.
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