Re: rar extraction (was: Thinking about SRU)
Oops, you mean unar from The Unarchiver project? http://code.google.com/p/theunarchiver/ It's a decent tool and I'm considering MIR request. However, File Roller cannot automatically pull it since related code returns "unarchiver" package, rather than "unar" package. http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/quantal/file-roller/quantal/view/head:/src/fr-command-unarchiver.c#L267 In addition, it seems that File Roller prefers tools that can both read and write and so "rar, unrar" would still be File Roller's choice on Ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: rar extraction (was: Thinking about SRU)
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Benjamin Drung wrote: > I recommend to try unar instead. It's a free software tool that can > extract all kind of rar files. file-roller supports unar in Ubuntu > 12.10. (Package hint: unrar) Well, it's non-free but open source software. Download http://www.rarlab.com/rar/unrarsrc-4.2.4.tar.gz And check the license statement inside. (Package hint: unrar-free) There is a true free version that support legacy RAR archive version only. But virtually no one use it. File Roller pulls unrar and ubuntu-restricted-extras has dependency unrar. http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/ubuntu-restricted-extras The tricky thing is, if the user install ubuntu-restricted-extras during installation or on a fresh system, everything looks fine. If she trust File Roller's Search Command, then rar would be automatically pulled and UTF-8 file name / path then break. https://launchpadlibrarian.net/122396457/search_command.png I never assume every user is savvy on package management or well informed on the situation of RAR issue. rar package is a trial version of closed source RAR archiver anyway. As long as we ship it, ship a sane version rather stuck on a beta version for several cycles. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
rar extraction (was: Thinking about SRU)
Am Donnerstag, den 08.11.2012, 18:32 -0600 schrieb Ma Xiaojun: > For "rar", do you think something that would be pulled by file-roller > need some special treatment, probably "restricted inclusion request"? > Ultimately, why should a supported main package (file-roller) pull and > invoke a unsupported multiverse package. I recommend to try unar instead. It's a free software tool that can extract all kind of rar files. file-roller supports unar in Ubuntu 12.10. -- Benjamin Drung Debian & Ubuntu Developer -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
