Showing posts with label extract. Show all posts
Showing posts with label extract. Show all posts

Monday, 2 June 2014

How to Extract/Unrar a File from an Incomplete Rar File

So you've a rar file which is about 99% complete but you can't find the 1% and aren't bothered about missing it - however you can't extract the file. What you need is to extract the archive while keeping the broken file. This can be done with a simple command line prompt:

unrar x -kb (path to file)

The broken file should then appear in your home directory.

Sunday, 14 July 2013

How to install a Tar.gz file (or Tar.bz2 file) Easily

1. Extract your file into a folder such as your documents.

2. Read the Install text or Readme to see if there are any specific instructions or requirements for your package.

3. Make that directory your central directory using the cd command in the terminal.

For example, for one extracted in your documents.

cd /home/username/Documents/YourExtract

4. Run command: ./configure 

This should also tell you if there are any dependencies which are required to be installed.

5. Run command: make 

6. Run command: sudo make install