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Unrar question - jnektar - 04-08-2015
Ok i'm a beginner. I installed unrar but the only unrar code i know is x which unrars to /home/linuxlite. I have my rar files on a usb pen. How do i unrar them to the usb pen? I did check the man page but only e seemed relevant but that just unrars to home as well. What is the point of x and e then? >
Re: Unrar question - Valtam - 04-08-2015
Unrar is already installed in Linux Lite. Just extract the file by double clicking on it like you would a zip package. You can then extract the rar file to anywhere that you have permissions to.
Re: Unrar question - jnektar - 04-08-2015
Jerry,
I didn't explain myself properly in my OP. I'm trying to use the Terminal to do it. Anyway, I worked it out. simply unrar x myfile.rar /media/linuxlite/mydevice/ where myfile.rar is the filepath for the rar and mydevice is the external drive location. I also experimented with mv to move the file from /home to /mydevice and that worked. So, I'm slowly learning! Of course your way works too as I tried. I'm writing this in case anyone searches in the future.
Is there a list of the most frequently used command Terminal commands and what they do? I know this isn't LL specific.
And while I've got you can I just say thank you for LL. I developed an audio-visual condition in 2013. I used a high-ish end mac upto then. Now I can only use low spec machines. I'm on a Dell D610. LL runs fine on it. That and a piece of Linux software that a work colleague wrote for free (my employer doesn't support Linux) has enabled me to keep working the same job.
Re: Unrar question - rokytnji - 04-08-2015
If sticking with command line
Download some wallpapers to make things easier to remember
Re: Unrar question - jnektar - 04-09-2015
A nice idea. I didn't even know they existed. Thanks.
Re: Unrar question - Valtam - 04-09-2015
(04-08-2015, 08:29 PM)jnektar link Wrote: Jerry,
I didn't explain myself properly in my OP. I'm trying to use the Terminal to do it. Anyway, I worked it out. simply unrar x myfile.rar /media/linuxlite/mydevice/ where myfile.rar is the filepath for the rar and mydevice is the external drive location. I also experimented with mv to move the file from /home to /mydevice and that worked. So, I'm slowly learning! Of course your way works too as I tried. I'm writing this in case anyone searches in the future.
Glad you worked it out
(04-08-2015, 08:29 PM)jnektar link Wrote: And while I've got you can I just say thank you for LL. I developed an audio-visual condition in 2013. I used a high-ish end mac up to then. Now I can only use low spec machines. I'm on a Dell D610. LL runs fine on it. That and a piece of Linux software that a work colleague wrote for free (my employer doesn't support Linux) has enabled me to keep working the same job.
Thank you for your feedback jnektar, much appreciated