Re: Unzip utility for endusers

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It might help if you ask in a new and separate thread, since many people won't see this since it's replying to a music thread.

Hal

On Sunday 30 November 2008, Lake Stevens Dental wrote:

> OK, perhaps I've missed it -- perhaps it's ready to bite my nose off

> while poking around Maemo. As a enduser, I can't find an unzip

> program that works with a single click to unzip downloaded files. Is

> there one? Or am I missing something when it comes to using it?

>

> Yes, there's unzip utility I downloaded from Maemo that apparently

> works at the command line mode -- it's got 5 stars (from some self

> appointed linux command line geek reviewers). However, for most end

> users stepping back into command line world is like purposely

> stepping in dog poo then walking over your living room carpet.

>

> I figured unzip would work with the native FileManager so that when

> I clicked on a zip file, FM would automatically open the file with

> unzip. But no, after installing unzip, when clicking on a file.zip in

> FM, I get to choose what program to use to unzip, without unzip being

> listed as a choice. However, from FM, I can select xterm and access

> the command line, and access unzip, but hey, forgive me linux nerds,

> virtually all end-users kissed their command line bye bye back in the

> early 90s...

>

> Is there some simple click and unzip utility for the tablets? Or do

> I have to walk thru the stinky side of linux command line to unzip a

> file?

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