Bug 232856

Summary:	Automatic download and install packages for support archive-formats
Product:	[Applications] ark	Reporter:	RussianNeuroMancer <russianneuromancer>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bugseforuns, kochnorman, love, rakuco
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description RussianNeuroMancer 2010-03-31 15:48:47 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.4.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

For example: user trying to open rar. If urrar or urrar-free not installed - prompt for install unrar package, like File Roller.

Comment 1 Raphael Kubo da Costa 2010-12-08 02:19:27 UTC

Changing the default assignee in the currently open Ark bug reports to me.

Comment 2 Elvis Angelaccio 2015-10-25 22:46:52 UTC

*** Bug 349038 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Geoffrey 2017-10-17 07:09:25 UTC

I have Kubuntu 17.04 with Ark 16.12.3   Ark gave me an error that it wasn't able to open RAR files.   I used this code to install unrar (0.0.1)
   sudo apt-get install unrar-free
Now I get an error that 
"The archive is empty or Ark could not open its content."
From these two posts it seems that at some point RAR access was integrated into Ark and then regressed and then was reintegrated.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=5623679
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ark/+bug/1636655
When I install UNRAR from Discover or use the command:
   sudo apt-get install unrar
Then I can open RAR archives with Ark.
Checking the version,
     sudo unrar -v
returns UNRAR 5.40 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2016 Alexander Roshal

Comment 4 Elvis Angelaccio 2017-10-17 21:52:48 UTC

(In reply to Geoffrey from comment #3)
> I have Kubuntu 17.04 with Ark 16.12.3   Ark gave me an error that it wasn't
> able to open RAR files.   I used this code to install unrar (0.0.1)
>    sudo apt-get install unrar-free

unrar-free is not supported. Please install unrar or unarchiver.