You can use your .rar files with your own ubuntu box in few minutes, you shall only execute the following steps:
- Open Synaptic Package Manager
- Search for “unrar-free”
- Select the “unrar-free” packet
- Click on the “Apply” button
- Click on the “Ok” button
Now, in Nautilus, you can open your .rar files with the “Archive Manager” (double click on your file) or right-clicking on the file you can “extract here..” the file.
GG1
It works with Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, too.