How to Install Winrar on Debain 12?

WinRAR is a popular tool for managing compressed files such as .rar and .zip. On Debian 12, WinRAR is not available in the official repositories, but you can install it through the rar package which provides similar functionality.

Step 1: Update System Packages

Make sure your system is up to date before installing:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install WinRAR (RAR package)

Run the following command to install the rar package:

sudo apt install rar -y

Step 3: Verify Installation

After installation, check if WinRAR is working:

rar

If installed successfully, you will see available options and usage for the rar command.

WinRAR (via the rar package) is now installed on Debian 12. You can use it to create and extract .rar archives directly from the terminal.