Open .sit (InDesign) files

[Scunizi]

I'm trying to find a way to open and use .sit files. I believe these were created on a MAC but definitely created with Adobe InDesign. Are they just a compressed file or is it a definite "format" that can be opened by InDesign directly. I've tried Scribus but no joy. Any suggestions anyone?

[HanZo]

.sit is like .zip, a compressed file format. On Mac OS you need StuffIT expander to decompress the files, as far as I know sit is a strictly proprietary format owned by Stuffit, and they don't like to give licences away... so there is not a lot of apps decompressing that.
Probably the .sit file contains the .indd and anyway, I doubt you'll have any luck opening that ones you've decompressed it with scribus.

[Magnes]

Scribus can't open InDesign (indd) files.

[uuwatti]

http://public.www.planetmirror.com/pub/aladdin/linux/StuffIt/stuffit520.611linux-i386.tgz
Here is StuffIt Expander for Linux, it's free, but proprietary. Extract it and go to /docs/unstuff/unstuff.html to figure out how to use it. and like previously mentioned .indd files on linux can't be opened (probably)

[Scunizi]

Thanks everyone. I do have InDesign for windows although an old copy. If I can uncompress the file in Ubuntu and move it to XP, load and save in another format compatible with Scribus I'll be a happy camper. Although it'll be a lot of work. There's numerous files I've got to convert. I just enjoy working in the Ubuntu environment much more than XP..

[altonbr]

File Roller apparently supports .sit (stuffit) archives: http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/features.html

Although for whatever reason, 2.18.1 in Ubuntu Feisty can't.

[kpolice]

You have to install a sit decompressor just like you have to install unrar or 7zip. File-roller doesn't decompress the files by itself because what really happens is that it "calls" the command line tools to do the job.

[altonbr]

Do you know the package name?

[altonbr]

This wiki: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromMacOSX says that Ubuntu can read .sit files. I can't. Doesn't anyone know the package to install to open Stuffit files? I've search Synaptic endlessly, have all the repositories from Ubuntu Guide and am using Feisty.

[Scunizi]

I just found this through another thread.. FileRoller http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/features.html

[altonbr]

I just found this through another thread.. FileRoller http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/features.html

Yeah, that was MY post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2628740&postcount=2

[Scunizi]

Sorry 'bout that.. I didn't think to read above the last post. I just remembered making a note of the program to give it a try later.. Did it not work for you?

[Endolith]

File Roller apparently supports .sit (stuffit) archives: http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/features.html

It does say that. But it doesn't actually open them in Gutsy.

You have to install a sit decompressor just like you have to install unrar or 7zip.

How do you do that?