What is the difference between .deb and .xz?
- Extension
- .deb
- .xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Debian Project
- Tukaani
- 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.
- Commonly used for Linux software distribution, XZ files are archive files compressed with XZ compression algorithm. It may hold one or more compressed files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-debian-package
- application/x-xz
- Wikipedia
- .deb on Wikipedia
- .xz on Wikipedia