What is the difference between .msp and .xz?
- Extension
- .msp
- .xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Tukaani
- Description
- The msp files are used to update the Windows operating system and other Microsoft programs. Typically included with security updates or Microsoft hotfixes.
- 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/octet-stream
- application/x-xz
- Wikipedia
- .xz on Wikipedia