How to open .UVVP files on Linux
To open .UVVP files on Linux, open the .uvvp file with a ZIP-capable tool (for example, use your archive manager or command-line unzip). If the tool doesn’t recognize .uvvp, rename a copy to .zip and retry.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open the .uvvp file with a ZIP-capable tool (for example, use your archive manager or command-line unzip). If the tool doesn’t recognize .uvvp, rename a copy to .zip and retry.
- Extract the contents for inspection; conforming structure is defined in the DECE Media Package specification.
Common issues
“Unknown file type” or nothing opens when tapped
Many apps key off the extension and won’t recognize .uvvp even though it is a ZIP-based DECE Media Package.
- Make a copy of the file and rename the copy from .uvvp to .zip.
- Open the renamed copy with a ZIP/archive tool to inspect or extract its contents.
Archive tool opens it, but the contents don’t make sense
.uvvp is not just a generic ZIP; it follows DECE Media Package rules and is meant to be interpreted by DECE/UltraViolet-compliant software.
- Verify you actually received a DECE Media Package and not a misnamed download.
- Use the DECE Media Package specification to understand the expected internal structure and files.
Extraction errors or “corrupt archive”
The file may be incomplete, truncated, or otherwise damaged, which will cause standard ZIP tools to fail.
- Re-download or re-copy the .uvvp from the original source to avoid partial transfers.
- Try a different ZIP-capable extractor; some are more tolerant of minor ZIP issues.
Security note
.uvvp is a ZIP-based package (application/vnd.dece.zip in DECE documentation), so it can contain many files; treat it like any untrusted archive and avoid blindly running extracted executables.