Package: bzip2 (1.0.4-2ubuntu4.2) [security]
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Maintainer:
Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via Launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly.
Original Maintainers (usually from Debian):
- Anibal Monsalve Salazar
- Santiago Ruano Rincón
It should generally not be necessary for users to contact the original maintainer.
External Resources:
- Homepage [www.bzip.org]
Similar packages:
high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques, whilst being around twice as fast at compression and six times faster at decompression.
bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors.
The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its predecessor, bzip (.bz).
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Download bzip2
| Architecture | Package Size | Installed Size | Files |
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| amd64 | 47.4 kB | 160.0 kB | [list of files] |
| i386 | 44.6 kB | 152.0 kB | [list of files] |