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lapisdecor
Asked: 2016-03-05 02:56:42 +0800 CST

How do I open Xara Extreme files on Ubuntu 15.10?

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I have a couple of files made with Xara extreme (.xar) and I want to open them on Ubuntu 15.10 but Xara exteme is not available anymore on the repositories.

How do I open this files?

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  1. Best Answer

    You can use the Open Source version of Xara Xtreme known as 'Xara Extreme for Linux' or Xaralx. This installs on Trusty Tahr as follows:

    sudo apt-get install xaralx  xaralx-examples xaralx-svg

    And in tests on my Trusty Tahr system this both imports and exports .xar files. Screenshot below demonstrating this:

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    Interestingly enough while xaralx is available and works beautifully under Trusty Tahr it does not appear to be available in either Wily or the upcoming Xenial...

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