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soupcan

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[Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

According to the Post-Installation Tips section of the ArchWiki, I can extract a .zip or .rar by using unzip "file" or unrar "file". However, when I use either the command is not found. What do I need to install to be able to extract them?

Last edited by soupcan (2009-01-02 21:48:10)

skottish

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Re: [Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

According to the Post-Installation Tips section of the ArchWiki, I can extract a .zip or .rar by using unzip "file" or unrar "file". However, when I use either the command is not found. What do I need to install to be able to extract them?

unzip and unrar.

peart

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Re: [Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

You can search for packages either here or here.  You can also use "pacman -Ss search_term".

methuselah

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Registered: 2007-10-02

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Re: [Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

According to the Post-Installation Tips section of the ArchWiki, I can extract a .zip or .rar by using unzip "file" or unrar "file". However, when I use either the command is not found. What do I need to install to be able to extract them?

Yeah, you need to install both those packages so you can run the commands.

soupcan

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Re: [Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

Thanks guys.

ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

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Re: [Solved]How to extract a non-.tar file?

for zip files you can also use bsdtar, which is most probably installed as part of libarchive which is a dep of pacman.