How to Create, Extract and List RAR Files in Linux

How to Create, Extract and List RAR Files in Linux

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Apr 2, 2026

RAR files, a common compressed file format, are widely used to store and share large amounts of data efficiently. While Linux natively supports various compression formats like ZIP and TAR, RAR remains one of the most popular tools for creating and extracting compressed archive (.rar) files.

When you download an archive file from the web, you’ll need a RAR tool to extract it. RAR is available freely under Windows operating systems to handle compressed files, but unfortunately, the RAR tool isn’t pre-installed on Linux systems.

In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of installing unrar and rar command-line tools to open, extract, uncompress, or unrar and create archive files on a Linux system.

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