Unable to install unrar on Ubuntu 17.04 [closed]
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I have been unable to extract .rar files from the Archive Manager and so followed some instructions online on how else that can be done.
The xarchiver application does not install from the Software Manager and when I try to install unrar from the terminal, I get the following:
:~$ sudo apt-get install unrar
[sudo] password for:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state
information... Done Package unrar 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 'unrar' has no installation candidate
Can anyone help me with this? Thank you very much.
apt software-installation rar
asked Mar 15 at 7:13
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closed as off-topic by N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho Mar 16 at 23:44
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I have been unable to extract .rar files from the Archive Manager and so followed some instructions online on how else that can be done.
The xarchiver application does not install from the Software Manager and when I try to install unrar from the terminal, I get the following:
:~$ sudo apt-get install unrar
[sudo] password for:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state
information... Done Package unrar 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 'unrar' has no installation candidate
Can anyone help me with this? Thank you very much.
apt software-installation rar
asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
13
closed as off-topic by N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho Mar 16 at 23:44
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is specific to an end of life Ubuntu release. These are no longer supported and are therefore off-topic here. To upgrade, see: How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?" – N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho
Was you doapt updatebeforeapt install unrar? What returnsapt search unrar?
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13
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I have been unable to extract .rar files from the Archive Manager and so followed some instructions online on how else that can be done.
The xarchiver application does not install from the Software Manager and when I try to install unrar from the terminal, I get the following:
:~$ sudo apt-get install unrar
[sudo] password for:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state
information... Done Package unrar 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 'unrar' has no installation candidate
Can anyone help me with this? Thank you very much.
apt software-installation rar
asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
13
I have been unable to extract .rar files from the Archive Manager and so followed some instructions online on how else that can be done.
The xarchiver application does not install from the Software Manager and when I try to install unrar from the terminal, I get the following:
:~$ sudo apt-get install unrar
[sudo] password for:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state
information... Done Package unrar 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 'unrar' has no installation candidate
Can anyone help me with this? Thank you very much.
apt software-installation rar
apt software-installation rar
asked Mar 15 at 7:13
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asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
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edited Mar 15 at 9:31
asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
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asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
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asked Mar 15 at 7:13
53314N
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closed as off-topic by N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho Mar 16 at 23:44
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is specific to an end of life Ubuntu release. These are no longer supported and are therefore off-topic here. To upgrade, see: How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?" – N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho
closed as off-topic by N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho Mar 16 at 23:44
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is specific to an end of life Ubuntu release. These are no longer supported and are therefore off-topic here. To upgrade, see: How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?" – N0rbert, pomsky, karel, Zanna, Eric Carvalho
Was you doapt updatebeforeapt install unrar? What returnsapt search unrar?
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13
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Was you doapt updatebeforeapt install unrar? What returnsapt search unrar?
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13
Was you do
apt update before apt install unrar? What returns apt search unrar?– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Was you do
apt update before apt install unrar? What returns apt search unrar?– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13
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multiverse
unrar is not contained in the standard Ubuntu repository. You need to enable the multiverse repository in order to install it. To do this run the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update
as described here: How do I enable the "multiverse" repository?
On Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) this package was called unrar-nonfree, so to install unrar you would need to issue sudo apt-get install unrar-nonfree.
But since 17.04 is not supported anymore you should really upgrade your system anyway.
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
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Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
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active
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oldest
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up vote
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multiverse
unrar is not contained in the standard Ubuntu repository. You need to enable the multiverse repository in order to install it. To do this run the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update
as described here: How do I enable the "multiverse" repository?
On Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) this package was called unrar-nonfree, so to install unrar you would need to issue sudo apt-get install unrar-nonfree.
But since 17.04 is not supported anymore you should really upgrade your system anyway.
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
multiverse
unrar is not contained in the standard Ubuntu repository. You need to enable the multiverse repository in order to install it. To do this run the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update
as described here: How do I enable the "multiverse" repository?
On Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) this package was called unrar-nonfree, so to install unrar you would need to issue sudo apt-get install unrar-nonfree.
But since 17.04 is not supported anymore you should really upgrade your system anyway.
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
multiverse
unrar is not contained in the standard Ubuntu repository. You need to enable the multiverse repository in order to install it. To do this run the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update
as described here: How do I enable the "multiverse" repository?
On Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) this package was called unrar-nonfree, so to install unrar you would need to issue sudo apt-get install unrar-nonfree.
But since 17.04 is not supported anymore you should really upgrade your system anyway.
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
multiverse
unrar is not contained in the standard Ubuntu repository. You need to enable the multiverse repository in order to install it. To do this run the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update
as described here: How do I enable the "multiverse" repository?
On Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) this package was called unrar-nonfree, so to install unrar you would need to issue sudo apt-get install unrar-nonfree.
But since 17.04 is not supported anymore you should really upgrade your system anyway.
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
edited Mar 15 at 12:37
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
answered Mar 15 at 8:16
Sebastian Stark
4,723938
4,723938
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
add a comment |Â
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
Yes I've enabled the multiverse repository now but I'm still getting the same message when I try to install unrar. What else should I do?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:57
add a comment |Â
Was you do
apt updatebeforeapt install unrar? What returnsapt search unrar?– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 7:24
Hi there, but apt update do you mean an update for all available applications or specifically unrar? And what is the command for searching for unrar in the Terminal?
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 7:46
Was you read my full comment? Was you saw the second question? Check if you have "multiverse" repository enabled on your system.
– mariaczi
Mar 15 at 8:00
Have you enabled the multiverse repository? See here askubuntu.com/questions/89096/… on how to do this.
– Sebastian Stark
Mar 15 at 8:03
Thank you, I just ran the command to enable the multiverse repository.
– 53314N
Mar 15 at 8:13