How to Install and Uninstall rar Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "rar" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install rar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall rar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rar package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rar
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Installed-Size: 1618
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:5.3.b2-1
Suggests: unrar
Filename: pool/multiverse/r/rar/rar_5.3.b2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 587478
MD5sum: bef849407bb5ca0c32a8434321eea25a
SHA1: 2d2c8ab81079cc7683eb80d5c7c5a6e6a31684bc
SHA256: 59cce3f728b07c9ee559d2872b89bf74788f13be1437230f5672b07d15136802
Description-en: Archiver for .rar files
This is the RAR archiver from Eugene Roshal. It supports multiple volume
archives and damage protection. It can also create SFX-archives. There are
versions which run on DOS, Windows (3.1x,95,NT), FreeBSD, BSDI.
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This program is shareware and you must register it after 40 days of use.
Description-md5: 9c6d48047acd9d77600bbd9c29eca18c
Homepage: http://www.rarlabs.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu