In this post, we are going to show that how to Install 7-Zip File Archiver on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04. If your are going to Install 7-Zip File Archiver on your Ubuntu system then this post is ideal for you.
7-Zip is a free, open-source and award-wining file archiver utility with a high compression ratio that is only built for Windows systems.
In the Linux, 7-Zip is only available in console mode(alpha release). You can download the alpha release of the Linux version from its download page.
If you are familiar with 7-Zip tool and want to use a GUI version of 7-Zip tool in your Linux including Ubuntu system then with the help of Wine 6, you can install it on your Ubuntu system.
How to Install 7-Zip File Archiver on Ubuntu
Simply follow below steps to install 7-Zip on your Ubuntu system:
Step 1 : Install Wine 6
Wine is a an open source software that is developed to allows Linux users to run Windows applications in Linux environment. Wine 6 is the latest and stable release of Wine that is available for installation and it contains a large number of improvements that are includes in latest release.
To install Wine, simply follow steps below:
1 : Prepare to Enable 32 bit architecture
Run the below commands to enable the 32-bit architecture:
sudo apt updatesudo dpkg --add-architecture i3862 : Download and add Wine Repository
Run the below command to download Wine package repository and add repository key:
wget -qO - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -After download and add repository key, Run the below command to add the Wine repository files:
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'3 : Install Wine
After add the repository, run the below commands to install Wine on Ubuntu:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stableStep 2 : Install 7-Zip
To install 7-Zip, First download 7-Zip package from its official site. Download the 32-bit version for 32-bit systems and 64-bit version for 64-bit systems.
As we know, all the downloaded files are saved in Downloads folder. So open your terminal and switch to the Downloads folder using command below :
cd ~/DownloadsNext, install 7-Zip by using command below:
wine 7z2101-x64.exeReplace the version number according to your downloaded file.
The above command will open installation wizard, Follow instructions of installation wizard and continue.
That’s all
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