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[Request] rar

Open Heus-Sueh opened this issue 7 months ago • 2 comments

What software are you requesting to be packaged? rar - https://github.com/negativo17/rar

Describe the motivation create and manage RAR archives

Additional context .

Heus-Sueh avatar May 01 '25 15:05 Heus-Sueh

peazip?

madonuko avatar May 05 '25 13:05 madonuko

peazip?

~It's not really ideal when you're already in the terminal and just want to extract the rar file quickly without opening a gui app.~

Heus-Sueh avatar May 10 '25 13:05 Heus-Sueh

peazip?

It's not really ideal when you're already in the terminal and just want to extract the rar file quickly without opening a gui app.

Is unrar an option at all? Fedora has one (unrar-free) and Fusion has another program just called unrar, both work similarly.

GildedRoach avatar May 10 '25 13:05 GildedRoach

peazip?

It's not really ideal when you're already in the terminal and just want to extract the rar file quickly without opening a gui app.

Is unrar an option at all? Fedora has one (unrar-free) and Fusion has another program just called unrar, both work similarly.

Let me correct myself, I actually want rar to create rar files, unrar only extracts the files and does not have this functionality

Heus-Sueh avatar May 10 '25 14:05 Heus-Sueh

peazip?

It's not really ideal when you're already in the terminal and just want to extract the rar file quickly without opening a gui app.

Is unrar an option at all? Fedora has one (unrar-free) and Fusion has another program just called unrar, both work similarly.

Let me correct myself, I actually want rar to create rar files, unrar only extracts the files and does not have this functionality

I see. I can understand wanting that, there are a few licensing concerns with rar IIRC, I will look into them and if this is fine to redistribute.

GildedRoach avatar May 10 '25 14:05 GildedRoach

License:

  1. The software's trial version may be freely distributed, with exceptions noted below, provided the distribution package is not modified in any way.

    a. Nobody may distribute separate parts of the package, with the exception of the UnRAR components, without written permission.

    b. The software's unlicensed trial version may not be distributed inside of any other software package without written permission. The software must remain in the original unmodified installation file for download without any barrier and conditions to the user such as collecting fees for the download or making the download conditional on the user giving his contact data.

    c. The unmodified installation file of WinRAR must be provided pure and unpaired. Any bundling is interdicted. In particular the use of any install or download software which is providing any kind of download bundles is prohibited unless granted by win.rar GmbH in written form.

    d. Hacks/cracks, keys or key generators may not be included, pointed to or referred to by the distributor of the trial version.

    e. In case of violation of the precedent conditions the allowance lapses immediately and automatically.

madonuko avatar May 13 '25 11:05 madonuko