How do I get extract a rar file in LXDE right click menu (Resolved)

[scoundrel]

any help appreciated ..

[Rudge]

scoundrel, are you using PCMan? When I right click on a compressed file, the option is there already 

[djohnston]

I double-clicked My Documents icon on desktop, right-clicked on a .bz2 file, and got the Extract Here option.

[scoundrel]

scoundrel, are you using PCMan? When I right click on a compressed file, the option is there already 

yep.. and have rarlinux installed, but no extract when I right click a .rar .......

should have mentioned the rar part earlier

[djohnston]

OK. Not sure about an rar. Don't have any downloaded on the LXDE box. I did open xarchiver and saw that .rar is not a recognized archive format. You may have to unrar it.

[Old-Polack]

scoundrel, are you using PCMan? When I right click on a compressed file, the option is there already 

yep.. and have rarlinux installed, but no extract when I right click a .rar .......

should have mentioned the rar part earlier

Either Ark or File-Roller will extract rar files once rarlinux is installed. Ark is what puts the extract here right click option in KDE, so could try installing that.

[Bald Brick]

Ark is what puts the extract here right click option in KDE, so could try installing that.

And it comes in kdeutils4-4.4.3-2pclos2010.

[Rudge]

scoundrel, are you using PCMan? When I right click on a compressed file, the option is there already 

yep.. and have rarlinux installed, but no extract when I right click a .rar .......

should have mentioned the rar part earlier

Either Ark or File-Roller will extract rar files once rarlinux is installed. Ark is what puts the extract here right click option in KDE, so could try installing that.

File-Roller can be used, and set as the default app but getting the "Extract Here" option on right click,,   I am stumped. I'd love to find the answer too.

[Neal ManBear]

File Roller will do the job with rarlinux installed, but other than "Open with File Roller," there will be no right-click menu entry. That is, as far as I know.

[Rudge]

File Roller will do the job with rarlinux installed, but other than "Open with File Roller," there will be no right-click menu entry. That is, as far as I know.

Thanks Neal. I can quit screwing up my install now trying to figure it out. 

[scoundrel]

thanks guys... will give that a go later...first need to go and have my car inspected ..

[Village Idiot]

thanks guys... will give that a go later...first need to go and have my car inspected ..

Tip: make sure you remove all empty beer bottles laying in the foot-wells.

About the rar file problem, I use unrar from the repo. I am fairly sure it works in lxde.

[scoundrel]

resolved by using file roller..