: Decompression (RAR) → Metadata Injection → Header Construction → Repackaging (PKG). How to actually perform the conversion:
: Use unrar or WinRAR to get the raw files out of the archive.
Before you can build a PKG, you must access the original files trapped inside the RAR archive. RAR is a proprietary format, so you need specific tools to open it.
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