How To Install p7zip-rar on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install p7zip-rar on Kali Linux. p7zip-rar is non-free rar module for p7zip

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install p7zip-rar on Kali Linux.

What is p7zip-rar

p7zip-rar is:

p7zip is the Unix port of 7-Zip, a file archiver that archives with very high compression ratios.

p7zip-rar provides a module for p7zip-full to make 7z able to extract RAR files.

There are three methods to install p7zip-rar on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install p7zip-rar Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install p7zip-rar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install p7zip-rar

Install p7zip-rar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install p7zip-rar using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install p7zip-rar

Install p7zip-rar Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install p7zip-rar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install p7zip-rar

How To Uninstall p7zip-rar on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the p7zip-rar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove p7zip-rar

Uninstall p7zip-rar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall p7zip-rar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove p7zip-rar

Remove p7zip-rar Configurations and Data

To remove p7zip-rar configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge p7zip-rar

Remove p7zip-rar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove p7zip-rar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p7zip-rar

Dependencies

p7zip-rar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install p7zip-rar package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.