WinRAR is no doubt one of the most famous compression tools. Many websites upload files to their server by compressing them in a RAR file to save bandwidth and space. WinRAR is a tool made to create and decompress RAR files. You can install WinRAR on Ubuntu (Linux) with just one terminal command. Its usage in Ubuntu is very similar to Windows. You can easily compress and decompress files and folders in Ubuntu using WinRAR.

Use the following terminal command to install WinRar

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install rar unrar

How To Use WinRAR In Ubuntu (Linux)

After instllation, just right click on any RAR file and choose Extract Here option to extract files / folders in that RAR file.

Choose Extract Here

To create a RAR archive, simply right-click on any file / folder you want to compress and choose Create Archive.... Select RAR in compression types and hit Create button when done !

Select RAR As Compression Type