How do I install 7zip through Terminal to extract rar files?
3 Answers
I don't know why would you like specifically 7-zip's binary to extract RAR, but here we go:
To unrar files with... unrar:
sudo apt-get install unrar-free
unrar e some.rar
To extract rar files with 7-zip:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
7z x some.rar
e
and x
mean extract obviously.
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instead of using zip, tar, unrar, etc. we could use the same tool (7z) with the same interface for all of them– qwrSep 10, 2019 at 21:33
You may use p7zip. And you can install p7Zip using command : sudo apt-get install p7zip
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To extract RAR archives, you'll need to install package "p7zip-rar", too.
Install it using : sudo apt-get install p7zip-rar
Or you can get it done in single command : sudo apt-get install p7zip p7zip-rar
Read p7zip manual for more information: man p7zip
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Post-bounty note: This was the only answer that correctly mentioned the required package for 7zip to be able to extract rar files.
p7zip-rar
depends onp7zip-full
, but the reverse is not true as assumed by other answers when bounty was started.– user37165Nov 14, 2019 at 12:05
Use the following command to Install 7Zip:
$ sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
Extract files using 7zip:
$ 7z e example.zip
(Or use the x
option instead of e
to preserve file paths).
Compress files using 7zip:
$ 7z a compress.zip
For more information, visit the reference
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I didn't come right with the accepted answer. This worked spot-on. Jun 4, 2020 at 12:01