Chapter 2.4.1 LXQt File Archiver

LXQt File Archiver is the default program for dealing with archives like tar or zip files in Lubuntu.

Usage

To open an archive file File ‣ Open or press Control+O. Once you have an archive opened you should see many lists of files under File name. To open a file double click on that file to open it or right click View Selected Items. To switch to a different folder in an archive double click the on the folder under the File name. To extract all of the file to copy them into a folder on your filesystem File ‣ Extract or press the Extract button which looks like a box with a with an upward pointing arrow. Then a dialog will open to show you where to save the extracted files navigate to thee desired path and press Open. To extract just one file right click on the file and select Extract. To Delete an unwanted file from an archive right click on it and select Delete or select it and press Delete. To view properties of an archive press Alt+ Enter or File ‣ Properties. To stop LXQt File Archiver from doing something press Escape, press the octagonal or stop sign shaped button, or View ‣ Stop.

To create a new archive press File ‣ New or press Control+N and a dialog to create a file will be created. To choose what to name the file type the name in the File name field. To choose a password for your archive type in the Password field. Then to make the archive press Save. To add a file to the archive Edit ‣ Add Files or press the piece of paper button with a + on it. To select multiple files hold Control and left click to select multiple files. To select which file to add navigate to it and press the Open button. To add an entire folder of files Edit ‣ Add Folder or press the Folder button with + and select the folder you want and then press Open. To add a password to an existing archive Edit ‣ Password. To show what password you currently have typed check the Show password checkbox. To also have the file list encrypted check the Encrypt the file list too checkbox. To split the archive into multiple different volumes check the Split into volumes of and select the size of volumes in the filed to the right.

To navigate to a folder inside of an archive double click on it in the center of the window or double click on the left side pane. To move back up in a directory double click on the folder ... To select all files press Control + A or Edit ‣ Select All.

To reload the view of the archive press F5 or View ‣ Reload. To view the whole directory tree press Control+ Shift + E or View ‣ Expand. To view just the top level of directory tree press Control + Shift + C or View ‣ Collapse. To search for files press Control +F or View ‣ Filter. Type what you want to search for in the textbox at the bottom. To hide searching press Control+F or View ‣ Filter again.

To toggle showing the toolbar in LXQt File Archiver View ‣ Toolbar. To Toggle showing the Statusbar at the bottom View ‣ Statusbar. To toggle showing the directory tree on the left View ‣ Directory Tree. To change how big icons and text are select the size View ‣ Icon Size.

To close LXQt File Archiver press Control+Q.

Version

Lubuntu ships with version 0.9.1 of LXQt File Archiver.

How To Launch

To launch LXQt File Archiver Accessories ‣ LXQt File Archiver or run

lxqt-archiver

from the command line.