[Bug 731066] Re: [needs packaging] New upstream stable release available: RAR 4.20

[Ma Xiaojun]

Please explain why it deosn't meet the requirements of an SRU.
I don't think a beta version of a closed source software is worth keeping.
I can make a deeper study later you are going to listen.

To see how annoying things can be "rar" is installed:
Try opening the file in file-roller with "rar" installed:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45139465/test.rar
And observe the magic when "rar" is removed or purged.
( According to Jeremy, you probably need to make sure that "rar" and "unrar" is mutual exclusive in 12.10 to observe the magic. )

Garbage file name/path in an archive can be a form of data lose I guess.

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Title:
  [needs packaging] New upstream stable release available: RAR 4.20

Status in “rar” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “rar” package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: rar

  A new stable release (4.20) of RAR for Linux (i386 and x64 architectures) is now available upstream: http://rarlab.com/download.htm
  Please replace the beta version that is currently in repositories with new stable RAR version.
  Thank you.

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