How to open RAR files?

 
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Old 12-02-2009
How to open RAR files?

May be this is a newbie question but i want to know hoe to open the RAR file in linux?
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Old 12-02-2009
No need to be so hostile.

There are free rar-extraction applications for UNIX such as unrar. However creating a rar is something you need the official rar compressor for. (people ask me why rar bothers me? that's why.)

[edit] He's banned? sheesh.
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