Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

Nvm, i solved it. Unrar x filename through cd directory solved it all. Yay! N900 is great!

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

I think there's just the one unrar program around ("unrar --help" reports "UNRAR 3.51 freeware Copyright (c) 1993-2005 Alexander Roshal") - that's in the extras-testing repository. The command to use should be:

It should then move onto the other parts automatically. I've just tried this on the N900 and it works fine.

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

Only format 7-zip not work is ACE.

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

hey there..i'm kinda struggling how to unzip through directory..can u tell me how plz..
thnx

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

I understand the frustration some of the users are feeling by wanting a nice gui to be able to unzip/unrar files directly from the file browser but doing it on the command line really isnt that difficult after you figure out where your files are stored.

For those having difficulty I'd suggest finding a linux terminal tutorial. If you are a serious n900 user then it would be extremely beneficial to learn about one of the powerful tools on the n900: the terminal :)

On a side note, I had no idea that unzip and unrar were available! Yay! No more connecting to my laptop to uncompress stuff! thx for the info all :)

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

we have a top of the line phone and you think that commands are not that bad? the era of dos and linux commands are long gone...

its great that we have a terminal to AID in some things but not to use it like the main feature...

linux always had the theme "why make it easier if we can still use commands for everything!?"

:p

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

Not likely... I think the statistic is like +70% of all servers run linux and as long as they do command line will live on. The command line also allows for large batch operations, such as unzipping ever file in a directory. If a GUI didnt support such operations you could be forced to do each file individually. Not fun. Learning to use the tools at hand or not is entirely up to you.

I personally dont use it as a main feature. I maybe only open it every couple of days. But its nice to have it an not need it than to need it and not have it (like some competitor devices).

Not entirely sure I agree with this statement. I mean if it were true then things like Gnome, KDE, XFCE, Blackbox would never have been created. I will concede that Linux may not be the easiest to use OS but if you wanted a goof proof phone maybe you should have bought an iCompetitor instead of the n900... :rolleyes:

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

I don't like the iThing... i always had nokia and loved nokia for the phones it has. I just can't sit by and read whenm someone says that commands are cool lolol.

I know linux is great for server purposes but on a mobile phone... it's way better to use the touch interface than to type commands...

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

since xarchiver for diablo works so well on the n900, well perfectly well for me so far. how hard is it to make a new gui on top of it

Re: N900 Zip and Rar files
 

thanks a lot, 7z works great. any idea in how to install rar also?