Public bug reported:

File-roller fails to extract rar, zip, xz and tar archives when
1) the output folder is or is below a symbolic link
and
2) extraction is run from the context menu (Extract Here)

The typical error message is:
"There was an error while extracting <filename>". The file is not a directory."

Extraction does work when I
1) navigate to the actual location of the output folder or move the archive(s) 
to a location that is not a symbolic link
or
2) open the archive and run "Extract to" from its menu (which is quite 
cumbersome when there are dozens of archives to process...).

I am dual booting 20.04 and 21.10 with a single home directory (which is
where the problematic symlink is located). The issue I am reporting
occurs only when I am using 21.10.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: file-roller 3.40.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Dec 24 07:29:37 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-12 (73 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Beta amd64 (20210922)
SourcePackage: file-roller
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: file-roller (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish third-party-packages

** Description changed:

- File-roller fails to extract rar, zip, xz and tar archives when 
- 1) the output folder is or is below a symbolic link   
+ File-roller fails to extract rar, zip, xz and tar archives when
+ 1) the output folder is or is below a symbolic link
  and
  2) extraction is run from the context menu (Extract Here)
  
- The typical error message is: 
+ The typical error message is:
  "There was an error while extracting <filename>". The file is not a 
directory."
  
  Extraction does work when I
- 1) navigate to the actual location of the output folder 
+ 1) navigate to the actual location of the output folder or move the 
archive(s) to a location that is not a symbolic link
  or
  2) open the archive and run "Extract to" from its menu (that may be fine for 
a single archive but it is frustrating when there are dozens of archives to 
process...).
  
  I am dual booting 20.04 and 21.10 with a single home directory (which is
  where the problematic symlink is located). The issue I am reporting
  occurs only when I am using 21.10.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: file-roller 3.40.0-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Dec 24 07:29:37 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-12 (73 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Beta amd64 (20210922)
  SourcePackage: file-roller
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Description changed:

  File-roller fails to extract rar, zip, xz and tar archives when
  1) the output folder is or is below a symbolic link
  and
  2) extraction is run from the context menu (Extract Here)
  
  The typical error message is:
  "There was an error while extracting <filename>". The file is not a 
directory."
  
  Extraction does work when I
  1) navigate to the actual location of the output folder or move the 
archive(s) to a location that is not a symbolic link
  or
- 2) open the archive and run "Extract to" from its menu (that may be fine for 
a single archive but it is frustrating when there are dozens of archives to 
process...).
+ 2) open the archive and run "Extract to" from its menu (which is quite 
cumbersome when there are dozens of archives to process...).
  
  I am dual booting 20.04 and 21.10 with a single home directory (which is
  where the problematic symlink is located). The issue I am reporting
  occurs only when I am using 21.10.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: file-roller 3.40.0-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Dec 24 07:29:37 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-12 (73 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Beta amd64 (20210922)
  SourcePackage: file-roller
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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  file-roller fails to extract zip|rar|tar to symlinked directories

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