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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "unrar" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install unrar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall unrar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: unrar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
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: 303
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Conflicts: rar (<= 2.60-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/unrar-nonfree/unrar_5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 123124
MD5sum: 8ea50c256ee62cf1380c90050e075c74
SHA1: 627cb59a16ba156b823844cca6f41def22d7add6
SHA256: 280f8a1fbb9fceffe8f7b48de4c434a6157eb645fb2ed7ef6626d9d78f3dcafc
SHA512: 275f447a0ab9445d6434aee2e00db51e288d080bad0da20ae948ce9e5c0315375f3e1b76bc54ba252e832efeeda1d1c32e4a407c32d17b387eae2563f9f589b3
Homepage: http://www.rarlabs.com/
Description-en: Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Unrar can extract files from .rar archives. If you want to create .rar
archives, install package rar.
Description-md5: 363f696bb115028ffafb265ccc9f32fb

Package: unrar
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Installed-Size: 303
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Architecture: amd64
Source: unrar-nonfree
Version: 1:5.3.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Conflicts: rar (<= 2.60-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/unrar-nonfree/unrar_5.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 122850
MD5sum: 5746598d747e0bf2bde45e8c47d9549e
SHA1: aa6a692c07bb4a3d3aaa57e2a77248b4f6f92249
SHA256: 263af46efc2c26de0e589dccb24b41e41c977ce1da010c059e1b92afab89dbd3
Description-en: Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Unrar can extract files from .rar archives. If you want to create .rar
archives, install package rar.
Description-md5: 363f696bb115028ffafb265ccc9f32fb
Homepage: http://www.rarlabs.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu