Ubuntu
file-roller package

Cannot extract some rar files

Bug #55664 reported by seguso
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file-roller (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: file-roller

Every once in a while I download a rar file which can't be extracted. I am attaching two sample files which can't be extracted.

The bug might be in rar, not in file-roller, since I have been able to extract them with rar 3.6 beta 6 for linux.

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seguso (maurizio-colucci) wrote :
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seguso (maurizio-colucci) wrote :

If you try to extract this with right-click " ->extract" in natilus, a folder is created with a truncated name, and the contained file is lost.

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. Which version of Ubuntu, file-roller and unrar package do you use? It works fine for me on Edgy.

Changed in file-roller:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Untriaged → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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seguso (maurizio-colucci) wrote :

I have the latest dapper, with

file-roller 2.14.4-0ubuntu1
rar 3.30-2ubuntu2

and NO UNRAR (I found it unable to decompress so many times that I chose rar instead).

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Could you please try with unrar installed?

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seguso (maurizio-colucci) wrote :

It works. :-)
I'll try sticking with unrar and, when problems occur, I shall file a bug about them. In the meantime, you might want to update rar to the latest version. Thanks

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Closing the bug. Thanks for following up. Please file another bug for the "rar - newest version" issue.

Changed in file-roller:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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