Bug 441375

Summary:	do we actually need kio_krarc.so to be installed?
Product:	[Applications] krusader	Reporter:	empyreal <empyreal>
Component:	krarc	Assignee:	Krusader Bugs Distribution List <krusader-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	task	CC:	davide, krusader-bugs-null, toni.asensi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	Git
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description empyreal 2021-08-22 15:57:48 UTC

I can open and pack archives without kio_krarc.so installed.
What the point of this plugin? Is it necessary for old Linux versions?

Ark opens both zip and iso without any kio_iso.so and kio_krarc.so installed.
Dolphin and Krusader work with archives too, but need kio_iso.so to open iso files.
Why is it so?

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Kubuntu 21.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.11.0-31-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Graphics Platform: X11

Comment 1 Davide Gianforte 2021-08-22 20:56:11 UTC

Krarc does not interferes with the kio capabilities, so zips and tars are opened with zip: and tar: kio slaves (with some exceptions).

Ark is a stand-alone program which is often used by KIO to pack or unpack.

In recent times new slaves were added to KIO to handle more formats, but neither KIO nor Krarc can work alone.

Comment 2 Toni Asensi Esteve 2021-09-23 21:46:45 UTC

Ok. Changing the status of the bug report.