What is linux's equivalent to winzip and winrar?

Question

See I just got this computer and the guy that gave it to me put linux ubuntu and I need a program like winzip and winrar to open cetain files. So if you can tell me what they are would be great. Thanx

Answer 1

Run in terminal:

sudo apt-get install unrar

Then you will be able to Right Click>Extract winzip/winrar archieve files.

I run 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras' after a fresh install of Ubuntu to install rar/zip support, flash, java, codecs and other proprietary c**p with a single command.

Answer 2

How to use rar in Linux ?

http://thedaneshproject.com/posts/extrac...

How to use zip in Linux ?

http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blc...

Answer 3

7zip is my favourite program for compressed files. It is available for windows and linux. You should be able to use the package manager to install it simply.

Answer 4

winrar files are no good to you on Linux, they are all Windows files. There are several file compression programs, tar, gzip, ark and many more. Read the documentation.