Re: RAR/ apt-get Question
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:58:39 -0600
Bob Proulx <bob@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
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