It looks like this is solved in vivid, but I'm not sure as I have ark_15.04.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu15.04~ppa1_amd64 from Kubuntu Backport PPA.
ark -v reports: Qt: 4.8.6 KDE Development Platform: 4.14.7 Ark: 2.19 I tested this by using dolphin to zip a file and then used file filename.zip to verify the type. I did not test the file by f.i. using winzip in windows. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1388532 Title: Ark fails to produce zip archive instead making gzip with the zip suffix To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ark/+bug/1388532/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs