No "extract here" in context menu (dolphin) ark does not support .rar?

**kilbert** · 11-Feb-2018, 21:31

I've reinstalled tumbleweed, kde.

I noticed that in dolphin, context menu (right click) for a .rar archive there is not the option "Extract here" that I've always seen in previous versions. How can I make it appear?
also If i try ark, it says unsupported. how can i unzip my .rar's?

Thanks in advance.

**brunomcl** · 11-Feb-2018, 22:07

Originally Posted by kilbert

I've reinstalled tumbleweed, kde.

I noticed that in dolphin, context menu (right click) for a .rar archive there is not the option "Extract here" that I've always seen in previous versions. How can I make it appear?
also If i try ark, it says unsupported. how can i unzip my .rar's?

Thanks in advance.

Check that both rar and unrar are installed. After installing one (or both) here there is a context menu option and it works, although it is now called "Extract package here" (translated from pt_BR, so it might be a little different).

unrar is installed by default, but rar is from packman, IINM there are licensing issues that preclude it being in the distro.

Note: That's in LEAP 42.3, I don't think TW will be different.

**I_A** · 11-Feb-2018, 23:02

rar archives should be handled with the unrar package which is packaged for opensuse
https://software.opensuse.org/package/unrar
it should be installed check and see if it's installed

Code:

zupper se -si unrar

if it's not installed install it
rar is propitiatory software and is not included with opensuse, packman re-packages it so you can get it from packman
http://packman.links2linux.org/package/rar
if you have the packman repo just do

Code:

zypper in rar

or get the rar for linux tar ball from rarlab
https://rarlab.com/download.htm

**brunomcl** · 12-Feb-2018, 07:51

[QUOTE=I_A;2855061]rar archives should be handled with the unrar package which is packaged for opensuse
https://software.opensuse.org/package/unrar
it should be installed check and see if it's installed

Code:

zupper se -si unrar

unrar is part of the default installation. HOWEVER, at least in my last LEAP install, the context menu would only appear after installing rar (from packman).