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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoCompatibility. Every Linux system comes with tar and gzip
minus-square@Zardozlink4•1 year agoIt’s likely a combination of tradition/habit and compatibility. Tar.gz is widely supported on *nix systems, and while 7z is highly efficient, its not as widely supported and may need additional libraries or software to work on some systems,/distros
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoAlso, 7z does not store file permissions. Doesn’t matter for a bunch of text/media files, but needed for distributing software.
Why use this over .7z? I’m legit curious.
Compatibility. Every Linux system comes with tar and gzip
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It’s likely a combination of tradition/habit and compatibility. Tar.gz is widely supported on *nix systems, and while 7z is highly efficient, its not as widely supported and may need additional libraries or software to work on some systems,/distros
Also, 7z does not store file permissions. Doesn’t matter for a bunch of text/media files, but needed for distributing software.
Why use this over .xz? I’m legit curious.