What is the difference between .tar.bz and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .tar.bz
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- bzip2
- Tukaani
- Description
- This is a compressed archive in the TAR container with the help of the BZIP tool. It was created for use in Unix systems. The TAR container combines several files into one archive that’s placed in a TBZ compressed file. They’re used as installation packets in the installers of some operating systems.
- File created using Tar archive and XZ compression tools; contains a .TAR archive that has been compressed using .XZ compression, which compresses at a high ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/x-bzip-compressed-tar
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .tar.bz on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia