“An error occurred while loading the archive” when extracting Kali Linux.7z on Ubuntu
I'm downloading Kali Linux 2016.1 for Virtual Box, which only had a torrented .7z file available, but I'm not able to extract it with Archive manager or p7zip.
After installing sudo apt-get install p7zip-full I tried these two commands:
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
7za x Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
The error I get is:
error: there is no such archive
The path of the file is Home/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
virtualbox zip kali 7zip
asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
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I'm downloading Kali Linux 2016.1 for Virtual Box, which only had a torrented .7z file available, but I'm not able to extract it with Archive manager or p7zip.
After installing sudo apt-get install p7zip-full I tried these two commands:
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
7za x Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
The error I get is:
error: there is no such archive
The path of the file is Home/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
virtualbox zip kali 7zip
asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 2 days ago
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Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
2
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output ofls -lon it.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
1
lsis a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?
– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28
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I'm downloading Kali Linux 2016.1 for Virtual Box, which only had a torrented .7z file available, but I'm not able to extract it with Archive manager or p7zip.
After installing sudo apt-get install p7zip-full I tried these two commands:
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
7za x Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
The error I get is:
error: there is no such archive
The path of the file is Home/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
virtualbox zip kali 7zip
asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
113
I'm downloading Kali Linux 2016.1 for Virtual Box, which only had a torrented .7z file available, but I'm not able to extract it with Archive manager or p7zip.
After installing sudo apt-get install p7zip-full I tried these two commands:
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
7za x Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
The error I get is:
error: there is no such archive
The path of the file is Home/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
virtualbox zip kali 7zip
virtualbox zip kali 7zip
asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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edited Aug 15 '16 at 7:30
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asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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asked Aug 14 '16 at 14:41
ZachZach
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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 2 days ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 2 days ago
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Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
2
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output ofls -lon it.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
1
lsis a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?
– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28
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Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
2
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output ofls -lon it.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
1
lsis a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?
– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28
Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
2
2
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output of
ls -l on it.– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output of
ls -l on it.– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
1
1
ls is a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28
ls is a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28
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When you run a terminal command giving it a file as input, the file must exist. If the file is in your current directory, it is enough to give the file name (command file). If, however, the file is in another directory, you need to give its path (command /path/to/file).
In your case, you have saved the archive in $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z, so you need to do one of:
Use the file's path
7za e $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
Move into the directory before running the command:
cd $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
answered Aug 15 '16 at 7:58
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When you run a terminal command giving it a file as input, the file must exist. If the file is in your current directory, it is enough to give the file name (command file). If, however, the file is in another directory, you need to give its path (command /path/to/file).
In your case, you have saved the archive in $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z, so you need to do one of:
Use the file's path
7za e $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
Move into the directory before running the command:
cd $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
answered Aug 15 '16 at 7:58
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When you run a terminal command giving it a file as input, the file must exist. If the file is in your current directory, it is enough to give the file name (command file). If, however, the file is in another directory, you need to give its path (command /path/to/file).
In your case, you have saved the archive in $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z, so you need to do one of:
Use the file's path
7za e $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
Move into the directory before running the command:
cd $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
answered Aug 15 '16 at 7:58
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When you run a terminal command giving it a file as input, the file must exist. If the file is in your current directory, it is enough to give the file name (command file). If, however, the file is in another directory, you need to give its path (command /path/to/file).
In your case, you have saved the archive in $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z, so you need to do one of:
Use the file's path
7za e $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
Move into the directory before running the command:
cd $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
answered Aug 15 '16 at 7:58
terdon♦terdon
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When you run a terminal command giving it a file as input, the file must exist. If the file is in your current directory, it is enough to give the file name (command file). If, however, the file is in another directory, you need to give its path (command /path/to/file).
In your case, you have saved the archive in $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z, so you need to do one of:
Use the file's path
7za e $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
Move into the directory before running the command:
cd $HOME/Downloads/Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686/
7za e Kali-Linux-2016.1-vbox-i686.7z
answered Aug 15 '16 at 7:58
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Please edit your question and add i) the exact command you ran; ii) the exact error you received.
– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:42
@terdon okay it's edited
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 14:47
2
and does that file actually exist? Where did you save it? That error suggests there is simply no file of that name. Please edit your question and give us the full path to the archive and the output of
ls -lon it.– terdon♦
Aug 14 '16 at 14:56
@terdon I added the path, not sure what the ls -l is... Sorry I'm new with this sort of thing.
– Zach
Aug 14 '16 at 22:31
1
lsis a terminal command that will list files. Without other arguments it lists those in the current directory. It's a way to reassure that the a file exists where you expect it to exist. May I suggest however, that you use Archive Manager instead of terminal programs if you don't know how to use them? The former actually uses the latter any way so for a simple archive extraction there's no advantage. If the extraction didn't work there should be a pop-up window with an error message. What exactly did you do to try to extract the archive with Archive Manager?– David Foerster
Aug 15 '16 at 7:28