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paul555
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 Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: ace archive question |
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Hi all silly question but i have a file my friend gave me (Linux+ Certification Bible.ace , file tells me :ACE compressed archive version 20, from Win/32, version 20 to extract, contains AV-String, with recovery record, solid) and i want to read it but i have to uncompress it.I emerge unace but when i try to uncompress it i get that:
| Code: | UNACE v1.2 public version
Processing archive: Linux+ Certification Bible.ace
Authenticity Verification:
created on 15.11.2004 by me
Katie
Could not create directory.
Analyzing
File compressed with unknown method. Decompression not possible.
Error occurred |
Any suggestion if i can access that file?
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moocha
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, can't do it.
Behold, the wonders of proprietary file formats.
Have him resend it as whatever else. Zip'd be one choice.
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rapolder
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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that's because of the old unace version (1.2)!
version 2.5 is currently the latest (see http://www.winace.com/).
but it's not in portage? |
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gwolf
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, unace in portage is really old, I faced the same problem some time ago and downloading new version of unace from their site solved the problem.
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rapolder
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how can I find the responsible person for this ebuild?
does it make sense to write him? |
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Carlo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Unace 1.2 is hard masked because of security issues. You shouldn't use it at all. As you can read in Bug 102347, even the latest version is problematic. ACE sucks badly. Avoiding the usage of this closed source compression suite is the best you can do.
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rapolder
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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but sometimes you MUST have unace. In this case, wouldn't the latest version be less dangerous?
BTW: version 1.2b-r1 isn't masked |
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Carlo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| rapolder wrote: | | but sometimes you MUST have unace. |
Depends on your situation. I don't see why I should support a more or less pure Windows application. If someone sends me an ace archive and I'm interested, I kindly ask for a usable archive.
| rapolder wrote: | | BTW: version 1.2b-r1 isn't masked |
Oh, true. Sorry for the misinformation. 2.2 was the vulnerable one, which has been removed. I apologize.
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Xamindar
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It's been like 10 months, hasn't this been fixed yet?!?  |
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Boesmann
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lefsha
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| Carlo wrote: | I don't see why I should support a more or less pure Windows application. If someone sends me an ace archive and I'm interested, I kindly ask for a usable archive.
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Never ever heard of reliability?
Your main mistake as well as of other people is "If someone sends ME" !
You are definitely not alone out there.... think about it. may be it will help.
That is a main reason why so much people still use Windows.
Cause under Linux such guys like you answer every time - I don't need it - so nobody will need it...
"Vi and emacs is all what you need for office applications..." (c)
Other people will say you nothing - just turn their heads to the windows...
And may be think - bye bye boy - you will never be an adult...
Like children...
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lefsha
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For those who still need extract files from encrypted ace archive,
please use http://www.winace.com/files/xace26.exe under wine.
It works fine for me.
Portage version 2.5 still has no decryption support.
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i92guboj
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| Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:44 am Post subject: |
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This thread seems dead since long ago, anyway the complain is not necesary at the current date, since 2.5 is in portage now:
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# eix unace
[I] app-arch/unace
Available versions:
(1) 1.2b-r1
(0) (~)2.5
Installed versions: 2.5(04:40:20 06/02/07)
Homepage: http://www.winace.com/
Description: ACE unarchiver
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| lefsha wrote: | For those who still need extract files from encrypted ace archive,
please use http://www.winace.com/files/xace26.exe under wine.
It works fine for me.
Portage version 2.5 still has no decryption support. |
Nice catch |
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