How to install P7zip on Ubuntu 17.04
How to install P7zip on Ubuntu 17.04
P7zip is a UNIX and Linux system' s command-line port of 7-Zip, a file archiver with high compression ratios. It handles a range of formats such as 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, TAR, APM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, etc. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of P7Zip on Ubuntu 17.04.
Installation procedure
To start the installation procedure, add the repo by executing the following command in the target system.
root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/ppa
This repository contains collection of customized, updated, ported and backported
packages for two last LTS releases and latest pre-LTS release.
Packages for older releases relocated to ppa:eugenesan/archive or deleted.
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| Disclaimer:
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* Packages in this a nd related PPAs are for personal use only.
They developed specifically for several custom environments and may not work for you.
* Usage of packages in this PPA, in some forms, might contradict licenses of software
packaged in this and related PPAs. End users and administrator are responsible for
runtime licensing and possible legal consequences.
* Some packages provided with their dependencies while some might require additional
Ubuntu repositories and external PPAs. Below is the list of
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Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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The repositories are added to the target system. Update the repo in the system by executing the apt-get update command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages [1,100 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [1,108 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [1,288 B]
Fetched 18.9 kB in 1s (12.3 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
The target system is updated with the required repositories. Now install the p7zip package in the target system and press y to continue with the installation procedure.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install p7zip -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
p7zip-full
The following NEW packages will be installed:
p7zip
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 98 not upgraded.
Need to get 347 kB of archives.
After this operation, 943 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 p7zip amd64 16.02+dfsg-2 [347 kB]
Fetched 347 kB in 2s (158 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package p7zip.
(Reading database ... 168833 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../p7zip_16.02+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking p7zip (16.02+dfsg-2) ...
Setting up p7zip (16.02+dfsg-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
The application is installed successfully. To know more about the p7zip application, run the following command and a list of options that can be used in the p7zip is shown in the terminal.
root@linuxhelp1:~# p7zip --help
Usage: /usr/bin/p7zip [options] [--] [ name ... ]
Options:
-c --stdout --to-stdout output data to stdout
-d --decompress --uncompress decompress file
-f --force do not ask questions
-k --keep keep original file
-h --help print this help
-- treat subsequent arguments as file
names, even if they start with a dash
For removing the P7zip package, execute the apt-get remove command to uninstall the application and all of its repositories.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove p7zip -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
p7zip
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 98 not upgraded.
After this operation, 943 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 168843 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing p7zip (16.02+dfsg-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
That was an easy installation procedure, wasn' t it? The P7zip contains the highest compression ratio.
Q
Why can't 7-Zip open some RAR archives?
A
7-Zip 9.20 supports RAR 2/3/4 formats only and doesn't support RAR5 archives. But latest versions of 7-Zip supports RAR5 archives.
Q
How can I set file associations to 7-Zip in Windows 7 and Windows Vista?
A
You must run 7-Zip File Manager in administrator mode. Right-click the icon of 7-Zip File Manager, and then click Run as administrator. Then you can change file associations and some other options.
Q
Why can't 7-Zip open some ZIP archives?
A
In 99% of these cases, it means that the archive contains incorrect headers. Other ZIP programs can open some archives with incorrect headers since these programs just ignore errors.
There are also some ZIP archives that were encoded with methods unsupported by 7-Zip, for example, WAVPack (WinZip).
There are also some ZIP archives that were encoded with methods unsupported by 7-Zip, for example, WAVPack (WinZip).
Q
Differences between 7z, 7za and 7zr binaries?
A
The package includes three binaries, /usr/bin/7z, /usr/bin/7za, and /usr/bin/7zr. Their manual pages explain the differences:
• 7z(1) uses plugins to handle archives.
• 7za(1) is a stand-alon
• 7z(1) uses plugins to handle archives.
• 7za(1) is a stand-alon
To avoid temp file usage, you can use Extract command of 7-Zip or drag-and-drop from 7-Zip to 7-Zip.