Linux: Extract archive files in various formats

File Extension	Required Utility	Command to extract	Command to install the required utility
.tar	tar	tar -xvf file.tar	sudo apt-get install tar
.tar.gz .tgz	tar gunzip	tar -zxvf file.tar.gz tar -zxvf file.tgz	sudo apt-get install tar gzip
.tar.bz2 .tbz2	tar bunzip2	tar -jxvf file.tar.bz2 tar -jxvf file.tbz2	sudo apt-get install tar bzip2
.tar.xz	tar unxz	tar -Jxvf file.tar.xz	sudo apt-get install tar xz-utils
.rar	unrar	unrar -x file.rar	sudo apt-get install unrar
.zip	unzip	unzip file.zip	sudo apt-get install unzip
.gz	gunzip	gunzip file.gz	sudo apt-get install gzip
.bz2	bunzip2	bunzip2 file.bz2	sudo apt-get install bzip2
.Z	uncompress	uncompress file.Z	sudo apt-get install gzip
.7z	7z	7z -x file.7z	sudo apt-get install p7zip