How to Install and Uninstall unrar Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the unrar on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "unrar" package

This is a short guide on how to install unrar on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall unrar on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: unrar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:6.1.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Source: unrar-nonfree
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: UnRar maintainer team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 331
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/unrar-nonfree/unrar_6.1.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 144680
MD5sum: 956240ffc726d3e10d9c5fd29b9ee8ec
SHA1: e98c69b741bcce91ffa058001637a81783191433
SHA256: f6271db7c3d8d0f83aebdf6f27d20d24a374147d325c73e0e0e6ca42edb58012
SHA512: f34563457ffdd98c8e0e85a156cbb60f0f0d6e9fae0a93f6fc97ba1d0c592a5056553b14bf9693d7ff6b3585cb219c194aebecfabb8df0c46f7aa3e8cb08878b
Homepage: https://www.rarlab.com/
Description: Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Description-md5: 363f696bb115028ffafb265ccc9f32fb