What is the difference between .msi and .gz?
- Extension
- .msi
- .gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- The GNU Project
- Description
- It is a file that store all information needed by the Windows Installer to install or uninstall a software. It contains all the requirements for efficient and flawless package installation on Windows OS.
- 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-ole-storage
- application/x-compressed
- Sample
- sample.gz
- Wikipedia
- .msi on Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia