bzip2 is also used to package the Gimp, kernel, Wine (I think) and lots
of other stuff. It can be quite a bit better than gzip, and the tar
executable included with RH6.1 supports it supposedly, even though it's
not documented. (haven't tested it, I think it's the -y parameter)
Donncha.
Shane Dempsey wrote:
>
> BTW could anyone tell me ( I know that there are SUN
> people on this list ) why the bzip format is used
> for these distros ? Does it give greater compression
> or is it just done to piss people off ?
> In my experience nobody uses bzip2 for anything other
> than unzipping jdks
>
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
