unrar ubuntu help

NANO

Each time I setup a new VPS and try to install unrar I get this:

$ apt-get install unrar
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package unrar is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'unrar' has no installation candidate

Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?

relse

Try unrar-nonfree?

imok

The unrar package is hosted on the Multiverse repository, so first you'll need to enable the Multiverse repository in Software & Updates

See https://askubuntu.com/questions/41791/whats-the-easiest-way-to-unrar-a-file

Maybe that's the solution.

Master_Bo

What Debian/Ubuntu/Kali/whatever version it is?

What does

sudo apt-cache search unrar

return? (assuming "sudo apt-get update" has been run)

I used to see 'unrar-free' package.

NANO

@imok said:
The unrar package is hosted on the Multiverse repository, so first you'll need to enable the Multiverse repository in Software & Updates

See https://askubuntu.com/questions/41791/whats-the-easiest-way-to-unrar-a-file

Maybe that's the solution.

You know how to enable the Multiverse repository using command line?

NANO

@relse said:
Try unrar-nonfree?

I cant, is for rutorrent and it asks for unrar command

NANO

@Master_Bo said:
What Debian/Ubuntu/Kali/whatever version it is?

What does

sudo apt-cache search unrar

return? (assuming "sudo apt-get update" has been run)

I used to see 'unrar-free' package.

Is ubuntu 15 but I have seen same error in my other vps with Ubuntu 16

apt-cache search unrar:

comix - GTK Comic Book Viewer
doublecmd-common - twin-panel (commander-style) file manager
doublecmd-gtk - twin-panel (commander-style) file manager (GTK2)
doublecmd-plugins - twin-panel (commander-style) file manager (plugins)
doublecmd-qt - twin-panel (commander-style) file manager (Qt4)
unp - unpack (almost) everything with one command
unrar-free - Unarchiver for .rar files

I cant use unrar-free

NANO

Using this command I was able to install it, thanks!

apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update

Master_Bo

@NANO , strange. Try to install p7zip and p7zip-rar packages as an alternative to unrar

Hxxx

Sure, do you want a cup of coffee for starters? GOOGLE THAT SHIT BRUH

sayem314

You can also do this:

wget -qO- git.io/rar.sh | sudo bash

dns

https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux/

NANO

@dns said:
https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux/

That is for centos, I use ubuntu as the title says.

NANO

@Hxxx said:
Sure, do you want a cup of coffee for starters? GOOGLE THAT SHIT BRUH

I ALWAYS use google search before ask ANYTHING BRUH.

WSS

#apt-get dicks

NANO

@WSS said:

#apt-get dicks

I prefer apt-get -y pussys

WSS

Those do not work with hashtags, unless they're 420.

dedipromo

WSS said:

#apt-get dicks

Should be apt-get install dicks

WSS

@dedipromo said:

WSS said:

#apt-get dicks

Should be apt-get install dicks

Should be apt-cache search dicks.

MasonR

For future use, I'd recommend using dtrx. That way you don't have to install individual packages for zip, rar, bz2, etc. archives and can just use the dtrx command.

WSS

@MasonR said:
For future use, I'd recommend using dtrx.

Yeah needing a full Python and libraries support is a much more smooth setup than installing about 2MB of prebuilt binaries.

MasonR

@WSS said:

@MasonR said:
For future use, I'd recommend using dtrx.

Yeah needing a full Python and libraries support is a much more smooth setup than installing about 2MB of prebuilt binaries.

Well I mean, my dumbass installs fail2ban on every one of my servers for basic protection since I am lazy and don't want to spend the time setting up other stuff that is leaner, but needs more fine tuning. So all my boxes have python anyways.

Not too much of a concern unless you're on a 64mb box :P

WSS

@MasonR said:
Well I mean, my dumbass installs fail2ban on every one of my servers for basic protection since I am lazy and don't want to spend the time setting up other stuff that is leaner, but needs more fine tuning. So all my boxes have python anyways.

Not too much of a concern unless you're on a 64mb box :P

Or Virmach 2017.

MasonR

@WSS said:

@MasonR said:
Well I mean, my dumbass installs fail2ban on every one of my servers for basic protection since I am lazy and don't want to spend the time setting up other stuff that is leaner, but needs more fine tuning. So all my boxes have python anyways.

Not too much of a concern unless you're on a 64mb box :P

Or Virmach 2017.

8GB RAM, 8 vCores, 5GB disk.

"I've got all this power but can't install anything." -BlackFriday2017

WSS

@MasonR said:
"I've got all this power but can't install anything." -BlackFriday2017

"I made a 10MB partition so I could write NetBoot.XYZ to the drive and then chain it off an old HDD box so I can actually use it for a couple things."

WSS

2018 IS THE YEAR OF NFSv4