What is the difference between .deb and .bzip2?
- Extension
- .deb
- .bzip2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Debian Project
- bzip2
- Description
- A DEB file is a standard Unix archive that contains two bzipped or gzipped archives, one for the installer control information and another for the actual installable data. DEB files are often used for software installation packages.
- It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-debian-package
- application/x-bzip2
- Wikipedia
- .deb on Wikipedia
- .bzip2 on Wikipedia