diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/about_dialog.py mcomix-1.2/mcomix/about_dialog.py
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/about_dialog.py	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix/about_dialog.py	2016-01-31 21:39:06.342015422 -0300
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         comment = \
             _('%s is an image viewer specifically designed to handle comic books.') % \
             constants.APPNAME + u' ' + \
-            _('It reads ZIP, RAR and tar archives, as well as plain image files.')
+            _('It reads ZIP and tar archives, as well as plain image files.')
         self.set_comments(comment)
 
         license = \
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/archive_tools.py mcomix-1.2/mcomix/archive_tools.py
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/archive_tools.py	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix/archive_tools.py	2016-01-31 22:09:38.195175163 -0300
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 from mcomix.archive import (
     lha_external,
     pdf_external,
-    rar,
-    rar_external,
     sevenzip_external,
     tar,
     zip,
@@ -45,12 +43,6 @@
         # No LZMA support in Python 2 tarfile module.
         sevenzip_external.TarArchive,
     ),
-    constants.RAR: (
-        rar.RarArchive,
-        rar_external.RarArchive,
-        # Last resort: some versions of 7z support RAR.
-        sevenzip_external.SevenZipArchive,
-    ),
     # Prefer 7z over lha executable for Unicode support.
     constants.LHA: (
         sevenzip_external.SevenZipArchive,
@@ -80,9 +72,6 @@
 def szip_available():
     return _is_available(constants.SEVENZIP)
 
-def rar_available():
-    return _is_available(constants.RAR)
-
 def lha_available():
     return _is_available(constants.LHA)
 
@@ -94,7 +83,6 @@
     for name, formats, is_available in (
         ('ZIP', constants.ZIP_FORMATS , True            ),
         ('Tar', constants.TAR_FORMATS , True            ),
-        ('RAR', constants.RAR_FORMATS , rar_available() ),
         ('7z' , constants.SZIP_FORMATS, szip_available()),
         ('LHA', constants.LHA_FORMATS , lha_available() ),
         ('PDF', constants.PDF_FORMATS , pdf_available() ),
@@ -149,9 +137,6 @@
                 else:
                     return constants.TAR
 
-            if magic[0:4] == 'Rar!':
-                return constants.RAR
-
             if magic[0:4] == '7z\xBC\xAF':
                 return constants.SEVENZIP
 
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/constants.py mcomix-1.2/mcomix/constants.py
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/constants.py	2016-01-30 18:04:11.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix/constants.py	2016-01-31 22:21:59.453285549 -0300
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 LAST_INDEX = -1
 UNION_INDEX = -2
 
-ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, PDF, SEVENZIP, LHA, ZIP_EXTERNAL = range(10)
+ZIP, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, PDF, SEVENZIP, LHA, ZIP_EXTERNAL = range(9)
 NORMAL_CURSOR, GRAB_CURSOR, WAIT_CURSOR, NO_CURSOR = range(4)
 LIBRARY_DRAG_EXTERNAL_ID, LIBRARY_DRAG_BOOK_ID, LIBRARY_DRAG_COLLECTION_ID = range(3)
 AUTOROTATE_NEVER, AUTOROTATE_WIDTH_90, AUTOROTATE_WIDTH_270, \
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@
 ZIP_FORMATS = (
         ('application/x-zip', 'application/zip', 'application/x-zip-compressed', 'application/x-cbz'),
         ('zip', 'cbz'))
-RAR_FORMATS = (
-        ('application/x-rar', 'application/x-cbr'),
-        ('rar', 'cbr'))
 TAR_FORMATS = (
         ('application/x-tar', 'application/x-gzip', 'application/x-bzip2', 'application/x-cbt'),
         ('tar', 'gz', 'bz2', 'bzip2', 'cbt'))
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/messages/mcomix.pot mcomix-1.2/mcomix/messages/mcomix.pot
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/messages/mcomix.pot	2016-01-30 18:04:09.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix/messages/mcomix.pot	2016-01-31 21:42:59.834350189 -0300
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 msgstr ""
 
 #: mcomix/about_dialog.py:30
-msgid "It reads ZIP, RAR and tar archives, as well as plain image files."
+msgid "It reads ZIP and tar archives, as well as plain image files."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: mcomix/about_dialog.py:34
@@ -1504,10 +1504,6 @@
 msgid "ZIP archive"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mcomix/strings.py:10
-msgid "RAR archive"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: mcomix/strings.py:11
 msgid "Tar archive"
 msgstr ""
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/strings.py mcomix-1.2/mcomix/strings.py
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix/strings.py	2016-01-30 18:04:34.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix/strings.py	2016-01-31 21:57:22.180159427 -0300
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
     This file should only be imported after gettext has been correctly initialized
     and installed in the global namespace. """
 
-from mcomix.constants import ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, PDF, SEVENZIP, LHA, ZIP_EXTERNAL
+from mcomix.constants import ZIP, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, PDF, SEVENZIP, LHA, ZIP_EXTERNAL
 
 ARCHIVE_DESCRIPTIONS = {
                         ZIP         : _('ZIP archive'),
-                        RAR         : _('RAR archive'),
                         TAR         : _('Tar archive'),
                         GZIP        : _('Gzip compressed tar archive'),
                         BZIP2       : _('Bzip2 compressed tar archive'),
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix.egg-info/SOURCES.txt mcomix-1.2/mcomix.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mcomix.egg-info/SOURCES.txt	2016-01-30 18:18:31.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mcomix.egg-info/SOURCES.txt	2016-01-31 22:13:52.793076397 -0300
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@
 mcomix/archive/archive_recursive.py
 mcomix/archive/lha_external.py
 mcomix/archive/pdf_external.py
-mcomix/archive/rar.py
-mcomix/archive/rar_external.py
 mcomix/archive/sevenzip_external.py
 mcomix/archive/tar.py
 mcomix/archive/zip.py
@@ -187,26 +185,21 @@
 mime/mcomix.desktop
 mime/mcomix.xml
 mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cb7.png
-mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbr.png
 mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbt.png
 mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbz.png
 mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cb7.png
-mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbr.png
 mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbt.png
 mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbz.png
 mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cb7.png
-mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbr.png
 mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbt.png
 mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbz.png
 mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cb7.png
-mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbr.png
 mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbt.png
 mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbz.png
 mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cb7.png
-mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbr.png
 mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbt.png
 mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbz.png
 test/test_archive_tools.py
 test/test_archives.py
 test/test_image_tools.py
-test/test_process.py
\ No newline at end of file
+test/test_process.py
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/comicbook.schemas mcomix-1.2/mime/comicbook.schemas
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/comicbook.schemas	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mime/comicbook.schemas	2016-01-31 21:39:06.345348599 -0300
@@ -1,28 +1,6 @@
 <gconfschemafile>
     <schemalist>
         <schema>
-            <key>/schemas/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbr/enable</key>
-            <applyto>/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbr/enable</applyto>
-            <owner>comicthumb</owner>
-            <type>bool</type>
-            <default>true</default>
-            <locale name="C">
-                <short></short>
-                <long></long>
-            </locale>
-        </schema>
-        <schema>
-            <key>/schemas/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbr/command</key>
-            <applyto>/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbr/command</applyto>
-            <owner>comicthumb</owner>
-            <type>string</type>
-            <default>comicthumb %i %o %s</default>
-            <locale name="C">
-                <short></short>
-                <long></long>
-            </locale>
-        </schema>
-        <schema>
             <key>/schemas/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbz/enable</key>
             <applyto>/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/application@x-cbz/enable</applyto>
             <owner>comicthumb</owner>
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/comicthumb mcomix-1.2/mime/comicthumb
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/comicthumb	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mime/comicthumb	2016-01-31 21:39:06.345348599 -0300
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 comicthumb was originally written by Christoph Wolk, this version was
 re-written from scratch for Comix 4 by Pontus Ekberg. 
 
-Supported formats: ZIP, RAR and tar (.cbz, .cbr, .cbt)
+Supported formats: ZIP and tar (.cbz, .cbt)
 
 Usage: comicthumb INFILE OUTFILE [SIZE]
 """
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/mcomix.desktop mcomix-1.2/mime/mcomix.desktop
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/mcomix.desktop	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mime/mcomix.desktop	2016-01-31 21:41:54.964074577 -0300
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 Type=Application
 StartupNotify=true
 Categories=Graphics;Viewer;
-MimeType=application/x-cb7;application/x-ext-cb7;application/x-cbr;application/x-ext-cbr;application/x-cbt;application/x-ext-cbt;application/x-cbz;application/x-ext-cbz;application/pdf;application/x-pdf;application/x-ext-pdf;image/bmp;image/x-MS-bmp;image/x-bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;image/tiff;image/x-portable-bitmap;image/x-portable-graymap;image/x-portable-pixmap;
+MimeType=application/x-cb7;application/x-ext-cb7;application/x-cbt;application/x-ext-cbt;application/x-cbz;application/x-ext-cbz;application/pdf;application/x-pdf;application/x-ext-pdf;image/bmp;image/x-MS-bmp;image/x-bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;image/tiff;image/x-portable-bitmap;image/x-portable-graymap;image/x-portable-pixmap;
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/mcomix.xml mcomix-1.2/mime/mcomix.xml
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/mime/mcomix.xml	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/mime/mcomix.xml	2016-01-31 21:40:31.544671061 -0300
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
         <comment xml:lang="en">Comic Book Archive (Zip compressed)</comment>
         <glob pattern="*.cbz"/>
     </mime-type>
-    <mime-type type="application/x-cbr">
-        <sub-class-of type="application/x-rar"/>
-        <comment xml:lang="en">Comic Book Archive (RAR compressed)</comment>
-        <glob pattern="*.cbr"/> 
-    </mime-type>
     <mime-type type="application/x-cbt">
         <sub-class-of type="application/x-compressed-tar"/>
         <sub-class-of type="application/x-bzip-compressed-tar"/>
diff -Nur mcomix-1.2.orig/setup.py mcomix-1.2/setup.py
--- mcomix-1.2.orig/setup.py	2016-01-30 18:04:07.000000000 -0300
+++ mcomix-1.2/setup.py	2016-01-31 21:40:31.544671061 -0300
@@ -75,23 +75,18 @@
         ('share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps', ['mcomix/images/48x48/mcomix.png']),
         ('share/icons/hicolor/16x16/mimetypes',
             ['mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbz.png',
-             'mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbr.png',
              'mime/icons/16x16/application-x-cbt.png']),
         ('share/icons/hicolor/22x22/mimetypes',
             ['mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbz.png',
-             'mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbr.png',
              'mime/icons/22x22/application-x-cbt.png']),
         ('share/icons/hicolor/24x24/mimetypes',
             ['mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbz.png',
-             'mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbr.png',
              'mime/icons/24x24/application-x-cbt.png']),
         ('share/icons/hicolor/32x32/mimetypes',
             ['mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbz.png',
-             'mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbr.png',
              'mime/icons/32x32/application-x-cbt.png']),
         ('share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes',
             ['mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbz.png',
-             'mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbr.png',
              'mime/icons/48x48/application-x-cbt.png'])],
 
     # Package metadata