Michael wrote: > Hi Dale, > > On Saturday, 17 August 2024 16:57:26 BST Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I'm not sure if this is due to the switch to new rig, something I missed >> or if it is because of a KDE upgrade missing certain features. In >> Dolphin, I used to could right click a archive, .tar, .rar, .bzip or >> whatever and tell it to extract to a sub directory. I can't find it >> anymore. I went into Dolphin settings and found the Context Menu >> setting tab. It lists things like Extract 7z, Extract to and Extract >> here and they show as enabled but when I right click a .rar file, the >> options are not listed. In settings and Context Menu tab, I clicked at >> the bottom to download new services. It seems nothing I add is working >> either. I used search terms such as 7z, .rar, archive and others but >> nothing I add makes the options I need appear when I right click. >> >> I read that some services changed in the way they install and such. I >> might add, several of the services I tried to install complained about >> something but I can't tell what because the box is to small for the >> whole error message and I can't make the box bigger or scroll. I >> suspect that on the last update, I switched to something with a new way >> of doing things and the old ones broke. Does anyone know what the new >> way is and what I need to add to make this work again? Is this >> something that is being worked on but doesn't work at the moment? Did I >> break something? LOL >> >> By the way, I have several archive type packages installed. This is >> what I have installed. >> >> root@Gentoo-1 / # equery list app-arch/* >> * Searching for * in app-arch ... >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/7zip-24.07:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/brotli-1.1.0:0/1 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.8-r5:0/1 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/cabextract-1.11:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/cpio-2.15:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/gzip-1.13-r1:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/libarchive-3.7.4:0/13 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/libdeflate-1.19:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/lz4-1.10.0-r1:0/1.10.0-meson >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/ncompress-5.0-r1:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/p7zip-16.02-r8:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/rpm2targz-2021.03.16:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/snappy-1.1.10-r1:0/1.1 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/tar-1.35:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/unrar-7.0.9:0/7 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/unzip-6.0_p27-r1:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/xz-utils-5.6.2-r1:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/zip-3.0-r7:0 >> [IP-] [ ] app-arch/zstd-1.5.6:0/1 >> root@Gentoo-1 / # >> >> Did I miss something? o_O >> >> Thanks. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) > I have app-arch/p7zip installed (without the rar flag) and I do not have > either 7zip or rar/unrar packages installed here: > > [I] app-arch/p7zip > Available versions: > 16.02-r8 [kde +pch rar static wxwidgets ABI_X86="x32"] ["kde? > ( wxwidgets )"] > ~ 17.05-r1 [natspec +pch rar static ABI_X86="x32"] > Installed versions: 16.02-r8(02:26:32 24/03/24)(kde wxwidgets -pch -rar > -static ABI_X86="-x32") > Homepage: https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip > Description: Port of 7-Zip archiver for Unix > > > When I right click on a .rar archive I am offered to decompress it either via > the 'Actions' submenu: > > Actions > Extract to subdirectory with 7-Zip > > Or, via the 7zip submenu: > > 7-Zip > Extract to subdirectory > > I am not offered to decompress it via the Extract submnenu, which is missing > altogether when I right click on .rar archives, but comes up on zip/bzip2, > etc. > > Have you enabled what's needed under: Dolphin > Settings > Context Menu > > > then type in [Search... ] "sub" and enable: > > "Extract to subdirectory with 7-Zip" > > I don't know what could/would show up if I had the app-arch/unrar package > installed, but from what you're saying it doesn't seem to be integrated with > the Dolphin/ark menu options.
This is the USE settings for mine here. Looks the same except I enabled rar which should only help the situation. root@Gentoo-1 / # equery u app-arch/p7zip [ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation] [ : I - package is installed with flag ] [ Colors : set, unset ] * Found these USE flags for app-arch/p7zip-16.02-r8: U I + + kde : Add support for software made by KDE, a free software community + + rar : Enable support for non-free rar decoder + + wxwidgets : Add support for wxWidgets/wxGTK GUI toolkit root@Gentoo-1 / # In the Context Menu settings, I've enabled everything that even looks like a extraction tool. It mostly refers to 7z. If I right click on the rar file, there is no Actions option at all. Just for giggles, I checked the USE flags for other tools installed, everything need enabled or they don't have USE flags. I'm thinking I used this a couple times on the new rig shortly after the switch. I can't be 100% sure tho. Given the packages I have installed, I can't see why it shouldn't just work. May boot old rig and see if it shows up there. Only thing is, while I had it booted several days ago, I updated it. If a update broke this, it will be will broke there too. I might add tho, I also can't find those tools in the KDE app menu. When I search for 7, no results. Same for the litter z except for Zulu encryption stuff. It's like emerge says they installed but KDE doesn't see them, or something. I thought maybe I had a setting wrong or a missing package. Those are easy enough to fix, if one can find where to fix them. ;-) I'll try to check old rig later. Dale :-) :-) P. S. My main monitor has been winking at me. Every once in a while it would blink off and back on again. It would show up as if the computer had just powered up. It would show the connection and such for a few seconds. Sort of like it does if I disconnect it and reconnect it pretty quick. I got some new cables that go from mini display port to display port. Each 10' long so I'm not pulling on them when I pull the rig out to take off the side. A while ago, it cut off, stayed off and wouldn't come back on. It threw a wrench into my whole display setup given it was the main monitor that went dead. While it was off anyway, I switched the cables to the new ones. So far, it hasn't winked at me a single time. I suspect it is either the cable or the little adapter that goes from mini display port to HDMI. I swapped the adapter once and the problem remained. I'm thinking cable. Time will tell tho. Odd thing is, the cable came with the monitor and is a nice looking cable. Braided and feels heavy duty. It would be a shame if it had a bad connection or something internal broken from the factory.
