Ubuntu
file-roller package

unrar should be installed to open rar files

Bug #279360 reported by Jono Bacon
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file-roller (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: file-roller

When clicking on a rar file, file-roller should ask if you want to install unrar from multiverse. If you install unrar first, file-roller unpacks the file perfectly.

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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :

Does unrar-free not do the job adequately?

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Michael Rooney (mrooney) wrote : Re: [Bug 279360] Re: unrar should be installed to open rar files

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Iain Lane
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Does unrar-free not do the job adequately?

No, I think the point of the bug report is that rar files are
associated with file-roller, though if you try to open them
file-roller just gives you an error. Instead it should offer to
install unrar (or unrar-free). A new user is going to see this error
and not know how to open the file.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.

Changed in file-roller:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Invalid
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