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) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to file-roller in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955697 Title: file-roller fails to extract zip|rar|tar to symlinked directories Status in file-roller package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/1955697/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp