Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
On Wednesday 14 September 2011 07:03:54 pm Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: 2011/9/15 Greg Madden gomadtr...@gci.net It is in non-free. aptitude install unrar That said, a default install of Squeeze only has 'main' in the sources.list. You have to add 'non-free', and 'contrib' if you want that one also. -- Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201109142349.25402.gomadtr...@gci.net
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
2011/9/15 Greg Madden gomadtr...@gci.net On Wednesday 14 September 2011 07:03:54 pm Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: 2011/9/15 Greg Madden gomadtr...@gci.net It is in non-free. aptitude install unrar That said, a default install of Squeeze only has 'main' in the sources.list. You have to add 'non-free', and 'contrib' if you want that one also. indeed. do not forget to run aptitude update after that. Then you can install unrar best wishes -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://debmal.my
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:58:39 -0600 Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote: RiverWind wrote: Whilst trying to get and install the rar file compression utility, I encountered a bit of an interesting obstacle. It seems that this file is either obsolete and hence no longer supported by Linux, or something else of that nature has made this application unavailable via mainstream measures. The 'rar' program is nonfree. The program is shareware and you must register it after 40 days of use. Because it is nonfree it cannot be part of any free software distribution. In particular it cannot be part of Debian because it does not meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines. The problem is legal not technical. The OP may also want to look into package unrar-free, which apparently works for older (2.0) formats, but may have some trouble with newer (3.0) ones. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110915080827.65507a74f9ffba80a4e81...@gmail.com
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
From: RiverWind riverw...@shellworld.net Subject: RAR/ apt-get Question Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:53 -0400 (EDT) Hey There, Whilst trying to get and install the rar file compression utility, I encountered a bit of an interesting obstacle. It seems that this file is either obsolete and hence no longer supported by Linux, or something else of that nature has made this application unavailable via mainstream measures. I have several radio plays, books and documentaries that have been compressed using rar, so I therefore don't quite know what to do in order to process these particular files so they can be played by my media utilities. Here is the error message that the apt command returned. Quote On: apt-get install rar Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package rar 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 'rar' has no installation candidate Quote Off: Since this is my first time encountering this particular problem, I will be more than open to and thankful for any and all suggestions concerning the matter. You could compile The Unarchiver (http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html), which is free software that's been able to handle all the RARs I've thrown at it. It does require installing the GNUStep libraries, though. I would recommend it as opposed to adding 'non-free' just for one program. pgpFykwC9IgF6.pgp Description: PGP signature
RAR/ apt-get Question
Hey There, Whilst trying to get and install the rar file compression utility, I encountered a bit of an interesting obstacle. It seems that this file is either obsolete and hence no longer supported by Linux, or something else of that nature has made this application unavailable via mainstream measures. I have several radio plays, books and documentaries that have been compressed using rar, so I therefore don't quite know what to do in order to process these particular files so they can be played by my media utilities. Here is the error message that the apt command returned. Quote On: apt-get install rar Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package rar 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 'rar' has no installation candidate Quote Off: Since this is my first time encountering this particular problem, I will be more than open to and thankful for any and all suggestions concerning the matter. cheerio, Riv Feel free to visit my website and my blog and learn more about me and what I stand for. My Website @ http://riverwind.shellworld.net My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pine.bsf.4.64.1109142200070.26...@server1.shellworld.net
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
RiverWind wrote: Whilst trying to get and install the rar file compression utility, I encountered a bit of an interesting obstacle. It seems that this file is either obsolete and hence no longer supported by Linux, or something else of that nature has made this application unavailable via mainstream measures. The 'rar' program is nonfree. The program is shareware and you must register it after 40 days of use. Because it is nonfree it cannot be part of any free software distribution. In particular it cannot be part of Debian because it does not meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines. The problem is legal not technical. I have several radio plays, books and documentaries that have been compressed using rar, so I therefore don't quite know what to do in order to process these particular files so they can be played by my media utilities. Here is the error message that the apt command returned. It was compiled and packaged in the Lenny timeframe in the nonfree section. You can still install the Lenny version. Here is a URL for the Lenny package page. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/rar You can download the package for Debian 32-bit i386 from one of the mirror locations listed at this following URL. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/rar/download Then install the deb file using this command: dpkg -i rar_3.8b3-1_i386.deb And similarly for the unrar package. Due to the licensing issues as soon as possible I suggest that you move all of your content out of the problematic rar files and into different containers. Since you say media and since most media formats are already compressed then there is no need to try to compress them again. Being a free software advocate I suggest using a free software container such as a tar file. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
On Wednesday 14 September 2011 06:00:53 pm RiverWind wrote: Hey There, Whilst trying to get and install the rar file compression utility, I encountered a bit of an interesting obstacle. It seems that this file is either obsolete and hence no longer supported by Linux, or something else of that nature has made this application unavailable via mainstream measures. I have several radio plays, books and documentaries that have been compressed using rar, so I therefore don't quite know what to do in order to process these particular files so they can be played by my media utilities. Here is the error message that the apt command returned. Quote On: apt-get install rar Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package rar 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 'rar' has no installation candidate Quote Off: It is in non-free. -- Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201109141903.25609.gomadtr...@gci.net
Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
2011/9/15 Greg Madden gomadtr...@gci.net It is in non-free. aptitude install unrar -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://debmal.my
