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GUI-based applications like PKZIP and winzip (and the GUI version of 7z/7zip) let us browse around our directories and create a compressed file that contains lots of different directories and files, complete with [partial or full] paths.
What is the equivalent on Ubuntu Linux (specifically, 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04)?
The linux desktop testing project (ldtp) should offer what you need. With the python-ldtp package, you can write scripts in python. The project uses the accessibility methods to perform actions, so the application in question has to be a “standard” GTK/QT/… application and you need to enable accessibility (“Assistive technologies”).
sudo apt-get install python-ldtp
The following python script would click the “New” button in an (already existing) gedit window and enter the string foo:
#!/usr/bin/python
from ldtp import *
from ldtputils import *
click('*-gedit', 'btnNew')
generatekeyevent('foo')
Install the traceroute package via terminal by running:
sudo apt-get install traceroute
After that, type this in the terminal:
traceroute [ip/web-site domain]
For example:
traceroute 8.8.8.8
you can also use web-sites as well:
traceroute www.sitename.com
Best Answer
The default archive manager for Gnome is called file-roller, that should be installed in your distribution. Otherwise you can install it typing in a terminal:
For 7z archives you'll need p7zip package installed too:
With those two tools you can also encrypt, put a password to your compressed files.
Alternative: xarchiver