[Ubuntu-BD] How to unrar and combine multiple RAR files on Ubuntu

Shabab Mustafa shabab.mustafa at gmail.com
Thu Dec 18 14:10:31 GMT 2008


> What is the final decision then? I mean, if I use ubuntu, should I have
> to download the RAR addon through synaptic? And then just uncompressing
> the first part, I would be able to combine all of the parts?
>

Sorry to interrupt, the package you need to install via Synaptic Manager is
'unrar' not the one 'rar'. 'rar' can compress files in to a RAR acchive but
cannot uncompress and its a non-free shareware. After 40 days, you need to
register to continue using 'rar'. And 'unrar' has no limit.


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