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Naveen
Asked: 2012-02-29 02:27:34 +0800 CST

How to install PeaZip on Ubuntu?

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I want to install PeaZip for a specific purpose, which I can't fulfill with any other archive manager. I downloaded and installed it by using both dpkg -i & Gdebi. Now I can't start it, because I can't find the launcher. Please provide a solution.

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2 Answers

  1. You can download an Ubuntu package for PeaZip from their website:

    You'll probably want one of the GTK2 versions unless you're using KDE.

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  2. Best Answer

    For some reason some of the older GTK debs are configured for the KDE desktop. They include a desktop icon, but install it to the KDE directories. I fixed this by just linking the desktop file in the correct directory.

    Just run sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde/PeaZip.desktop /usr/share/applications/.

    Alternatively, you could just copy the shortcut with sudo cp /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde/PeaZip.desktop /usr/share/applications/

    Newer versions found on their download page seem to have fixed this problem.

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