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.

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

Extracting/Unzipping a Zip Archive with .z01 Files

This is what you do when you've got a bunch of rar files, one ending in .zip then .z01, z02 etc.

1. Open up the terminal.
What we're going to do is compile all those weird .z01 files into one easy to open .zip file - which we'll then unzip via the command line.

2. Enter the following commands, replacing example with your file name.

cat example.z01 example.zip > example2.zip

unzip example.zip 

3. And there you have it - you should have your file!