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External Support Binaries

ENiGMA½ relies on various external binaries in order to perform common tasks such as processing file archives and extracting information from uploads/file imports, some legacy transfer protocols, etc.

:correct: Before using features such as the File Base or File Transfer Protocols it is highly recommended to install support binaries!

Archivers

Below is a table of pre-configured archivers. Remember that you can override settings or add new handlers! See Archivers.

Archiver (Key)	File Types	More Info	Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)	Red Hat (yum/rpm)	Windows
Arj	.arj	Wikipedia	arj	arj	ARJ
7Zip	.7z, .bzip2, .gzip/.gz, etc. ⚠️ Does not attempt to handle zip files! See InfoZip!	http://www.7-zip.org	p7zip-full	p7zip-full	7-zip
InfoZip	.zip	http://infozip.sourceforge.net zip and unzip will need to be en ENiGMA's PATH	zip and unzip	zip and unzip	InfoZip
Lha	.lza, .lzh, etc.	Wikipedia https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/	lhasa	lhasa	Win32 binaries
Lzx	.lzx	Amiga LZX	unlzx	unlzx	Source
Rar	.rar	Wikipedia	unrar	unrar	RARLAB
TarGz	.tar.gz, .gzip	Wikipedia	tar	tar	TAR.EXE

ℹ️ For more information see core/config_default.js

ℹ️ For information on changing configuration or adding more archivers see Archivers.

File Transfer Protocols

Handlers for legacy file transfer protocols such as Z-Modem and Y-Modem.

Handler (Key)	Protocol	More Info	Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)	Red Hat (yum/rpm)	Windows
xmodemSexyz ymodemSexyz zmodem8kSexyz	X-Modem, Y-Modem and Z-Modem SEXYZ	SEXYZ	x86_64 Binary	x86_64 Binary	Synchronet FTP
zmodem8kSz	Z-Modem 8K	Wikipedia	lrzsz	lrzsz	Unknown

Information Extractors

Information extraction utilities can extract information from various file types such as PDF in order to (attempt) to come up with a good default description.

Extractor	File Types	More Info	Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)	Red Hat (yum/rpm)	Windows
ExifTool	.mp3, .pdf, .mp4, .jpg, .gif, .png, many more	ExifTool	libimage-exiftool-perl	perl-Image-ExifTool	Unknown
XDMS	Amiga DiskMasher images		xdms	xdms	Unknown