What is the difference between .deb and .gz?
- Extension
- .deb
- .gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Debian Project
- The GNU Project
- 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.
- This is a compressed archive file that contains one or more files compressed by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It is mainly used by Unix OS.
- MIME Type
- application/x-debian-package
- application/x-compressed
- Sample
- sample.gz
- Wikipedia
- .deb on Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia