How To Install 7-Zip on Ubuntu 22.04

In this guide on the Orcacore website, we want to teach you How To Install 7-Zip on Ubuntu 22.04. 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don’t need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

7-Zip works for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98. And there is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.

Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license with GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions.

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Steps To Install 7-Zip on Ubuntu 22.04

To complete this guide, you must log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges. To do this, you can follow our guide on the Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04.

1. Installing 7-Zip with APT Command

By default, 7-Zip is available in the default Ubuntu repository. First, update and upgrade your local package index with the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Then, use the command below to install 7-Zip on your server:

sudo apt install p7zip-full -y

That’s it. By using a single command, you have installed 7-Zip on your server.

2. How To Use 7-Zip on Ubuntu 22.04?

The general syntax of 7-Zip is like this:

7z <command> [<switches>...] <archive_name> [<file_names>...]
[<@listfiles...>]

You can find the switches and commands for 7-Zip with the following command on Ubuntu 22.04:

7z -h

Let’s see some examples of using 7-Zip.

To add files to the archive, you can use the 7z a command on Ubuntu 22.04, for example:

7z a {file-name}.7z {file-name}.txt

To extract or open an archive in the current directory, you can use the 7z e command, for example:

7z e {file-name}.7z

You can use the 7z x command on Ubuntu 22.04 to extract or open an archive in the current directory, for example:

7z x {file-name}.7z

Also, you can list all contents in the archive with the following 7z l command:

7z l {file-name}.7z

Conclusion

At this point, you have learned to install 7-Zip on Ubuntu 22.04. Installing 7zip on Ubuntu 22.04 is quick and easy using the p7zip-full package. With a simple command like sudo apt install p7zip-full, you can enable support for creating and extracting 7z archives. This ensures efficient file compression and compatibility with various formats.

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