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I have install p7zip-full and p7zip-rar packages to help me in this situation, but default archive of Ubuntu file-roller can not open "Windows 7 theme pack" files, which uses .themepack extensions. How can I open this type of file or is there any known method to do that in Ubuntu. In Windows "7zip" program can open this kind of file easily. I am using Ubuntu 11.10


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After trying several hours and links, I think, I've finally got the right solution, that allow me to open a .themepack file with file-roller.




  1. First install cabextract package, by entering the command on terminal.


    • Press super+a key on Unity, type terminal on dash and click on the terminal icon.

    • Type sudo apt-get install cabextract command on the terminal, provide your password and hit enter.


  2. Then type again in the terminal sudo apt-get install assogiate, this will install the assogiate program on computer. (alternatively, you can install it through "Software Center".


  3. Then open the assogiate program, by pressing alt+f2 and typing assogiate on the 'Run a command' box.




    • This will open assogiate program in graphical window. On the left hand side pane, click on Search Results. then type cab on the bottom text box on the right pane.

    • Double Click on the desired application name. ( In this case, it is vnd.ms-cab-compressed ).

    • On the new Edit type application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed window, Click on Filenames tab. Then click on Add button, type *.themepack on the new Add filename rule dialog window. Click close, and then Exit the program.




Now you should open any *.themepack extensions file with file-roller just like any other compressed tar, zip etc files.



If you want this settings persists globally (system wide), you should open the program in the step 2 as gksu assogiate, all other procedure is same.



Credit goes to MistreLion, answerer of this post.






Update



I recently upgraded my Ubuntu to 12.04 and in this version, you need only to install p7zip-full package.



Open a terminal, type the following command , provide password and hit enter. That's the all required (of course, after connecting to the internet).



sudo apt-get install p7zip-full


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