What is the difference between .deb and .tar.7z?
- Extension
- .deb
- .tar.7z
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Debian Project
- Igor Pavlov
- 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 format works based on the LZMA principle compression algorithm. It was originally used in 7-Zip archives. tar.7z archives were created for storing info about file owners and for ease of use in Unix systems, based on a TAR archiving tool.
- MIME Type
- application/x-debian-package
- application/x-7z-compressed
- Wikipedia
- .deb on Wikipedia
- .tar.7z on Wikipedia