Sidux/Useable applications/File archivers

You have two applications for extracting and creating archives: Squeeze and Xarchiver.

Archives with Thunar

1. I use File Roller but it's a question of choice:

apt-get install file-roller

a. If you want to extract and create archive from mouse menu just install Thunar file manager plugin:

apt-get install thunar-archive-plugin

b. And you can install a few packages for supporting additional formats:

apt-get install unrar rar p7zip-full

The "rar" package allows to make "rar" archive but it is a shareware version, needs registration after 40 days.

If you have to extract archive files in text console, use commands as below:

a. "tar.bz2" package:

tar xfvj package_name.tar.bz2

b. "tar.gz" package

tar xfvz package_name.tar.gz

c. "zip" package:

unzip package_name.zip

d. "rar" package:

unrar e package_name.rar

e. "7z" (7zip) package:

7z e package_name.7z