Handle .rar files

Bug #722024 reported by Fabioribeiroantunes
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
file-roller (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: file-roller

It's not really a bug, I just though it would be really awesome if Archive Manager could handle .rar compressed files like it does with .zip and .tar.gz.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: file-roller 2.32.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Feb 20 13:30:16 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/file-roller
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: file-roller

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Fabioribeiroantunes (fabioribeiroantunes) wrote :
summary: - Not a bug, extra functionality request
+ Handle .rar files
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Nigel Babu (nigelbabu) wrote :

Marking the bug as wishlist per summary.

Changed in file-roller (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Julian Taylor (jtaylor) wrote :

it already does.
but for it to work you need to install the rar and/or unrar package (from non-free)

Julian Taylor (jtaylor)
Changed in file-roller (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Joshua Lückers (joshualuckers) wrote :

Where you able to install the correct package to deal with rar files?

Changed in file-roller (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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Fabioribeiroantunes (fabioribeiroantunes) wrote :

Yes Joshua, thanks.
It's working fine now, after I had correct package installed.
You can close this thread if you want.

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