What is the difference between .msi and .tar.gz?
- Extension
- .msi
- .tar.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.
- It's a TAR archive file compressed using GNU zip compression codec. Mainly used by Linux OS to package programs, files, and installers.
- MIME Type
- application/x-ole-storage
- application/gzip
- Sample
- sample.tar.gz
- Wikipedia
- .msi on Wikipedia
- .tar.gz on Wikipedia