How to Extract RAR Files on Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial Linux

Unzip Rar on Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Hello Xubuntu User! How to Unzip Rar File in Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS GNU+Linux – Step by step Tutorial.

And RAR is a win.rar proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.

Once the unrar Tool is Installed it will be Enabled also in the Files Extraction’s GUI Archive Manager.

Installing Unrar & Extracting RAR Files on Xubuntu

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Installing UnRar for Xubuntu.

   sudo apt install unrar

3. RAR Files Extraction
   From Command Line:

   unrar e /[path/2/MyFile].rar

   For a detailed Command list run:

   unrar

   And you’ll be able also to Extract the RAR & Jar Files with a simple Double-Click on desktop.