What is the difference between .xz and .jar?
- Extension
- .xz
- .jar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Developer
- Developer
- Tukaani
- Oracle
- Description
- Commonly used for Linux software distribution, XZ files are archive files compressed with XZ compression algorithm. It may hold one or more compressed files.
- A JAR file is a Java archive (JAR) file used by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), a framework used for executing Java programs. JAR files may serve as program libraries or as standalone programs that run if the JRE is installed on the computer or mobile device.
- MIME Type
- application/x-xz
- application/java-archive
- Wikipedia
- .xz on Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia