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When I right-click on a folder in dolphin there is no option to compress that folder.

How can I add this to the context-menu of a folder like:

create archive from folder --> zip,rar,7z,...

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You can try to install "Extract And Compress KDE4 Service Menu" to have a context menu to compress and extract files and folders.

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These are the steps:

1) Open a Terminal and install these packages.

  • sudo apt-get install dolphin kdebase-bin kdesudo rar unrar p7zip-full

2) Create a soft link to kdesu in /usr/bin , which is necessary for the script to install the service.

  • sudo ln -s /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu-distrib/kdesu /usr/bin/kdesu

3) Open Dolphin and go to Configure Dolphin > Services > Download New Services

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4) Search for "Extract" and "order by" Most downloads. Then click on Install button to download the service to your machine.

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5) Open a Terminal window to install this service.

cd ~/.kde/share/apps/servicemenu-download/
tar xvzf 84206-ExtractAndCompress_v1.4.4.tar.gz
cd ExtractAndCompress_v1.4.4/
./install.sh

6) During the installation choose systemwide (requiere root password)

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7) Put your root password and when you have to select a path choose /usr/share/kde4/services

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8) To finish...Logout and Login, open a Dolphin window and when you click a file o folder you should have a context menu to compress. eg: Videos folder

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hope it will be useful.

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  • 5) is not neeeded
    – rubo77
    Aug 3, 2013 at 7:55
  • It works! even without logging out and in. thanks
    – rubo77
    Aug 3, 2013 at 7:58
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sudo apt-get install ark

Then right click a directory and choose "Compress".

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