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Questions that relate to managing and using compressed archives of files.

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What is the most robust archive format?

I'd like to back up some old folders with documents I only very rarely need to access. For that, I'd like to put them all in one archive. As this will be a backup, the format should suit that purpose. So, bottom line: Which one is the most…
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Unable to extract OneDrive ZIP file on Ubuntu 18.10

So I downloaded a 45 gig directory from OneDrive which got saved on my Ubuntu VM in the form of a zip file. Now when I try to extract it via GUI, it gives me an error saying the archive is empty. When I try to use the unzip command via terminal, it…
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Extraction of incomplete .rar file

I added a torrent for download about a month ago which is in .rar format. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to proceed any further than 91.01% due to unavailability of seeders. Whenever I try to open or extract the torrent I get the following…
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"Archive not supported" error when trying to open .xpi file

Trying open a .xpi file (Firefox extension) with file-roller and unrar but I obtain this error: Archive not supported Why? On 11.04 I was able to open it!
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7zip error - can not open output file

I am trying to unzip a 7zip file from the command line like this, but I get an error with using e or x parameters. The file has only 1 .dat file inside. I get the following error. valugi@valugi-desktop:/$ 7z x /var/www/site/data/7zip/eu/ Processing…
Elzo Valugi
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Automatically close the Archive Manager after extracting a file

When I successfully extract an archive I'm greeted with a success dialog with the option to Quit, Show the Files or Close. Is there any setting that will automatically execute one of those options?
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How do I compress and split files with terminal?

So what I wanted to do is compress files (using 7zip) and split a 600MB folder into 199MB parts, but sadly when I tried to do this task with archive manager it gave me an error, but I know that if I use terminal it will work. I looked this up in…
Levan
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Unrar Failing Because Of Space

I'm trying to unrar a file (i have unrar-free package) . But it's failed, i think because of files name. File's (which in rar archive) name containing spaces and i can't rename it. How can i unrar this file? Note : spaces isn't in archives name,…
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How to extract file from a .7z archive?

I am trying to extract an iso of a gamecube game from a .7z file, but it wont work. Usually, I'd have WinRAR in Windows, but Ubuntu 14.04 isn't Windows.
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Places Folders Open in Archive Manager

Am relatively new to Ubuntu. Currently running 10.10, which was an upgrade from 10.4, which was an upgrade from 9.10, which was a fresh install. Have never compressed anything in Ubuntu, but because I wanted to use the contents of a large folder on…
PansophySR
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Unrar files spanned across multiple DVDs

I am just starting to get the hang of Ubuntu, so please bear with me. I want to extract a RAR file of size 8GB. Now I have backed up the file on 2 DVDs after splitting the files in 40 pieces of 200MB each; first disc has 21 parts and second disc has…
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E: The package linux-headers-4.2.0-38 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it

I recently upgraded my laptop, but in the middle of the process someone in my house did something on it which caused it to stop connecting to wireless. I also can't open Ubuntu software centre or install anything. If I try to do it, the following…
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How do I install ubuntu server OS without internet?

I donwloaded ubuntu server 14. I tried to install the server on my desktop and I get this error "Bad archive mirror". I tried skipping the step but the system still brings me back to this error. Someone please help.
James Mayers
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archive manager error message in 13.10

I have several downloads in archive manager, but when I try to load them I get "error occurred when loading this archive". Any suggestions or solutions?
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Running a .run file?

When I ran to Nvidia's website to download their 64bit Linux drivers, it downloaded a file named "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.49.run". Since this wasn't a file extension I'd seen before, I assumed double clicking would do nothing (Incorrect; it…
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