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RiverWind
Sep 14, 2011, 10:10:02 PM9/14/11
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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
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Bob Proulx
Sep 14, 2011, 11:00:02 PM9/14/11
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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
> 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.
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.
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
Greg Madden
Sep 14, 2011, 11:10:01 PM9/14/11
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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:
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Umarzuki Mochlis
Sep 14, 2011, 11:10:01 PM9/14/11
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Greg Madden
Sep 15, 2011, 3:50:01 AM9/15/11
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On Wednesday 14 September 2011 07:03:54 pm Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
> 2011/9/15 Greg Madden <gomad...@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.
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Umarzuki Mochlis
Sep 15, 2011, 4:10:01 AM9/15/11
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2011/9/15 Greg Madden <gomad...@gci.net>
That said, a default install of Squeeze only has 'main' in the sources.list. You
On Wednesday 14 September 2011 07:03:54 pm Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
> 2011/9/15 Greg Madden <gomad...@gci.net>
>
> > It is in non-free.
> >
> >
> > aptitude install unrar
have to add 'non-free', and 'contrib' if you want that one also.
best wishes
Celejar
Sep 15, 2011, 8:10:03 AM9/15/11
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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
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.
works for older (2.0) formats, but may have some trouble with newer
(3.0) ones.
Celejar
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Greg Farough
Sep 15, 2011, 11:00:02 AM9/15/11
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From: RiverWind <rive...@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.
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.
>
I would recommend it as opposed to adding 'non-free' just for one program.
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