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minus-squarepsycrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoWhy use this over .7z? I’m legit curious.
minus-squareroseh@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoCompatibility. Every Linux system comes with tar and gzip
minus-squareTauZero@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAlso, 7z does not store file permissions. Doesn’t matter for a bunch of text/media files, but needed for distributing software.
minus-squareWarMarshalEmu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI believe it’s because tar.gz is more ubiquitous across unix distributions. I’ve honestly never seen a 7zip file on a unix system.
minus-squareZardoz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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
Why use this over .7z? I’m legit curious.
Compatibility. Every Linux system comes with tar and gzip
Also, 7z does not store file permissions. Doesn’t matter for a bunch of text/media files, but needed for distributing software.
I believe it’s because tar.gz is more ubiquitous across unix distributions. I’ve honestly never seen a 7zip file on a unix system.
Why use this over .xz? I’m legit curious.
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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