How to Install and Uninstall unrar Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "unrar" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install unrar on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "unrar" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall unrar on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                unrar
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unrar package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: unrar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.6.6-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Source: unrar-nonfree
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 396
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Conflicts: rar (<= 2.60-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/unrar-nonfree/unrar_5.6.6-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 113316
MD5sum: 5ec74cce263430f0bbd9ae43049b8d76
SHA1: 69bd0f63b245f7b7edc5723674ab8cb07e7836f4
SHA256: 31cc5e16f915a29a96d083238f071852adc52a2acacdce57cd8176d7fd1407ef
Homepage: http://www.rarlabs.com/
Description: Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Description-md5: 363f696bb115028ffafb265ccc9f32fb