Re: apt-get problem

[RiverWind <riverwind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Heythanks so much; I appreciate the tip. I shall certainly have a go at 
it.

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2011, blinux-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 22:01:23PM -0400, RiverWind wrote:
> > Quote On:
> > apt-get install rar
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > Package rar is not available, but is referred to by another
> > package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been
> > obsoleted, or is only available from another source
> >
> > E: Package 'rar' has no installation candidate
> > Quote Off:
>
> i see a note in an old "rar" package readme file that states that rar
> compression may be proprietary, so in my old system i don't have "rar",
> but i do have "unrar".  so, try it again with "unrar" instead of "rar".
>
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