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Data compression involves encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation (reducing size).
This page is about lossless compression tools for general purpose file compression.
Graphical Tools
The following packages provide graphical interfaces to work with compressed files:
File extensions
Many archive file format exist, including:
.arc
.arj
.bz2 (bzip2)
.cab
.lha
.lzh
.lzo
.rar (WinRAR - non-free package)
.tar, .tar.bz2, .tbz, .tar.gz, .tgz (TarBall)
.xz
.Z
.zip
.zoo
See also CategoryFileFormat
Package
Packages to deal with compressed files include:
External links