Simple question: how do you unzip or extract .zip archives/files in Ubuntu 12.04 Unity?
4 Answers
All you need to do is to simply click it with right mouse button and choose "Extract here".
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@It's Willem Maybe it's because you have Ubuntu 12.04. Newest version is 14.04.– JacajackApr 18, 2015 at 23:04
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1I worked! Only downside is that when I use the command without specifying a directory to place the new folder in using -d it will extract into my home folder instead of into the folder that the .zip file I extrated was already in. Thanks! Apr 18, 2015 at 23:22
In Unity, you can right click on the .zip file you want to open. Then select either:
A) "Open with Archive Manager" (the default action, and allows you to extract the files wherever you want them -- drag and drop), or
B) toward the bottom of the menu, select "Extract Here."
If you select Extract Here, the contents will appear in a new folder, but in the same folder where the .zip file is located.
Hope that helps.
You can just right click and press "Extract Here" to your desired location. Hope this helps!
UPDATE: This could help. Upvote if it helps please.
How to extract zip file to specific folder
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First open terminal and install the unzip by using:
sudo apt-get install unzip
now navigate to the folder where the file is and open a terminal there by doing this in the terminal:
cd /home/user_name/path_to_file/
orcd ~/path_to_file
- run
ls
to make sure your in the right folder and if you are your will see the file listed
Then type the following in the terminal
unzip name_of_file.zip
See man unzip
for more information