[Bug 44958] Use p7zip for RAR archives?

[Michael Farrell]

Public bug reported:

Just an idea:

Given that rar/unrar is non-free,
Doesn't work on amd64 (only i386 to my knowledge),
7-Zip supports current version RAR archives (and unrar-free doesn't)

I think it would make sense to default to using p7zip as the handler for
RAR archives internally by default, with the option to use the non-
free/official version of RAR if the user wants to.

I find it annoying trying to minipulate RAR archive files in fileroller
where the non-free version of RAR isn't available, or requires a 32-bit
chroot to operate.

** Affects: file-roller (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Wishlist
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu)
     Severity: Normal => Wishlist

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Use p7zip for RAR archives?
https://launchpad.net/bugs/44958