Installing RAR On A Linux Server

[CyberJ37]

Here is a small tutorial on how to install RAR on a Linux server.

Please enter the following commands:-

Download a binary package from the official site:

cd /tmp
wget http://rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-3.8.0.tar.gz

Untar the file:

tar -zxvf rarlinux-3.8.0.tar.gz

Both rar and unrar commands are located in a rar sub-directory. Go to the rar directory:

cd rar
./unrar

Copy rar and unrar to the bin directory:

cp rar unrar /bin

Congratulations, you should now have RAR installed on your Linux server
Note: To get the latest version of RAR, please visit the following URL: http://rarlab.com/download.htm

Tutorial by: CyberJ37, based on a tutorial written by CyberCiti

CyberJ37 Reviewed by CyberJ37 on 1st May 2009. Installing RAR On A Linux Server Tutorial by: CyberJ37, based on a tutorial written by CyberCiti Rating: 5

[vgnheart]

dude tutorial is good, but the rar is a commercial one and u just installed a trail version. In our desktop we can use cracks. which crack we use in a linux server.

[Viz0n]

There are some open source rar tools that you can install via the repositories.

[vgnheart]

Viz0n could u pls tell more about opensource rar tools, i mean where to get and how to install,and how to use

[JmZ]

I doubt there are many open source apps to create rars as it's a copyrighted mechanism.

Maybe to UNRAR, yes, but to RAR maybe not.
The linux port of 7zip could do it but I don't know.

[CyberJ37]

You can just use the trial version and you can basically do anything.

Rar, unrar and more!

[sherwood]

can you password protect or split the rar into 100mb parts?

[jayfella]

forever? as in no 30-day trial?

[CyberJ37]

can you password protect or split the rar into 100mb parts?

Yes.

rar a -pyourpassword -v100m file.rar movie.avi

forever? as in no 30-day trial?

It just shows some text saying it's a trial blah blah but you can do everything normally.

[Azo]

sherwood: you can do both

jayfella: you should buy it after 30 days, but you can still use it

EDIT: slow