Install rar on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install rar
Learn how to install rar with the command sudo apt-get install rar on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of rar:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: rar
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install rar
Package Details | |
| Package: | rar |
| Version: | 2:4.2.0-0ubuntu0.12.04 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.rarlabs.com/ |
| Description: | Archiver for .rar files This is the RAR archiver from Eugene Roshal. It supports multiple volume archives and damage protection. It can also create SFX-archives. There are versions which run on DOS, Windows (3.1x,95,NT), FreeBSD, BSDI. . This program is shareware and you must register it after 40 days of use. Homepage: http://www.rarlabs.com/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | multiverse/utils |
How to install rar on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If rar is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L rar' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L rar Package `rar' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing rar:
After system update use the following command to install rar:
sudo apt-get install rar
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove rar from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the rar from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the rar following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove rar
Following command is used to remove the rar package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove rar
This will remove rar and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing rar with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge rar
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove rar
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with rar package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.