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Utilities
Linux
Compression
What are the best file compression tools for Linux?
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Best file compression tools for Linux
Price
Platforms
License
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7-Zip
Free
Windows, Unix-like (only CLI)
LGPL-2.1-or-later
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Engrampa
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Btrfs
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GPL-2.0-only
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xz
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Ark
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7-Zip
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7-Zip
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7-Zip
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2
Cons
1
Specs
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XZ/LZMA2 format inadequate for long-term archiving
LZMA2 is unsafe and less efficient than the original LZMA. Use: 7Z LZMA Non-Solid, RAR 5 LZSS/PPMd Non-Solid, or ZIP Deflate. See here.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Unix-like (only CLI)
License:
LGPL-2.1-or-later
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Free
Recommend
3
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Engrampa
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ommendation
for
Engrampa
My Recommendation for
Engrampa
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Get it
here
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Btrfs
My Rec
ommendation
for
Btrfs
My Recommendation for
Btrfs
All
3
Pros
2
Specs
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Pro
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Easy to manage
Just one userspace tool, with which one can manage the entire filesystem, volumes, and subvolumes, create snapshots, change quotas, and more.
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License:
GPL-2.0-only
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Pro
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Good compression
While LZO is by far not the most effective compression algorithm, running it on a per-volume basis allows larger volumes to be shrinked quite well, which in some cases may also increase I/O throughput.
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xz
My Rec
ommendation
for
xz
My Recommendation for
xz
All
1
Pros
1
Top
Pro
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Best lossless compression ratios currently available
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Ark
My Rec
ommendation
for
Ark
My Recommendation for
Ark
All
4
Pros
3
Cons
1
Top
Pro
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De-deps
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Con
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Many KDE deps
It needs many KDE libs.
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Pro
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Well integrated into KDE
It works nicely on Plasma
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Traditional UI
It has a traditional User interface
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PeaZip
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ommendation
for
PeaZip
My Recommendation for
PeaZip
All
1
Specs
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, Linux, BSD
License:
LGPL-3.0-only
User Interface:
GUI
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Free
Recommend
1
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p7zip GUI
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ommendation
for
p7zip GUI
My Recommendation for
p7zip GUI
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here
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2
1
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p7zip
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ommendation
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p7zip
My Recommendation for
p7zip
All
1
Pros
1
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Pro
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Supports many formats
Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM Unpacking only: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z.
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Lzip
My Rec
ommendation
for
Lzip
My Recommendation for
Lzip
All
1
Specs
Specs
Platforms:
Unix-like, Windows
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here
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1
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File Roller
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File Roller
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File Roller
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