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In Ubuntu 17.10 ubuntu upgraded Nautilus (File Browser) to version 3.26.0. New nautilus is not using file-roller anymore, it has switched to an integrated compression mechanism.

New mechanism

This makes it complicated to create encrypted archives and/or different types compression archives that file-roller does provide.

How to make nautilus use file-roller as before?

Related question: How to get more options in File-Roller?

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Install nautilus-actions: 

sudo apt install nautilus-actions
  • Context Label: Compress with FR
  • Create new action; path: file-roller
  • Parameters: -d %F
  • Working diretory: %d

For installing nautilus-actions in 18.04, see Nautilus-actions in 18.04.

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    Package is gone in 18.04 Bionic Beaver. A workaround is to install `nemo` (my favorite file browser) and from `nemo` you will find the context menu working just as before! – M K May 15 '18 at 14:25
  • Waaaay! Your answer still works, although I'm not totally in love with sub-menu, you can download `libunique` from here https://packages.ubuntu.com/artful/amd64/libunique-3.0-0/download and install it with `gdebi`, followed by `nautilus-actions` from here https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/bionic/amd64/nautilus-actions/3.2.3-1build5 and do it with `gdebi` as well! – M K May 15 '18 at 16:15