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# How To Solve: Archive Type Not Supported In Ubuntu Linux [Quick Tip]
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/solve-archive-type-supported-ubuntu-linux-quick-tip/
- Published: 2013-07-27T23:16:41.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-11T09:56:04.000Z
- Author: Abhishek Prakash
- Tags: Linux, Ubuntu, #Import 2022-12-26 08:27

## Problem:

Problems with extracting archive files are very common in any Linux system. There are troubles with [.cbr](https://itsfoss.com/how-to-run-cbr-files-in-ubuntu/ "How To Run .cbr Files to Read Comics in Ubuntu") files, RAR files and then there are the common troubles with [gzip stdin not in gzip format](https://itsfoss.com/how-solve-stdin-gzip-format/ "How to solve: stdin: not in gzip format"). The time again, I stumbled with a similar problem with compressed file in Ubuntu.

I was trying to install a [Conky](https://itsfoss.com/conky-gui-ubuntu-1304/ "Use Conky In GUI in Ubuntu 13.04 With Conky Manager") script which I had downloaded from [devianART](http://www.deviantart.com/?ref=itsfoss.com). When I first extracted the downloaded gzipped file, it extracted another compressed **with no extension**. So when I tried to extract it in Nautilus, it threw an error in my face which read as: **Archive type not supported**.

[![Archive type not supported Ubuntu Linux](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/07/Archive_type_Not_supported_Ubuntu.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/07/Archive%5Ftype%5FNot%5Fsupported%5FUbuntu.jpg)

## Reason:

To find the source of error, I went to command line and ran a “file” command on it to check the type of compressed file. It told me that it was a POSIX tar archive. I was amazed that default archive manager of Ubuntu was not able to extract a tar archived file. But then it clicked me. **The file had no extension**.

[![Archive type not supported Ubuntu Linux](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/07/POSIX_Tar_Archive.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/07/POSIX%5FTar%5FArchive.jpg)

## Solution:

Once I realized that the problem was again simple and stupid with no or wrong file extension, solution was easy. I just **renamed the file from <filename> to <filename>.tar** and man it worked like a charm. Alternatively, you can extract it in command line, after renaming, in the following manner:

tar <filename>.tar

As i said, most of the time problem is with extension name. Hope that it helps in getting rid of **Archive type not supported** error in Ubuntu and other Linux. Take care till next time.