# Install gzip

Popular GNU data compression program. Version 1.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gzip
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gzip
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gzip
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/gzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gzip
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gzip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gzip
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install gzip
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gzip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gzip
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: gzip from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S gzip
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gzip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install gzip
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gzip from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install gzip
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: gzip from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/gzip
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gzip.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id GnuWin32.Gzip -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: GnuWin32.Gzip from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gzip
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gzip>
- **Version:** 1.14
- **Source summary:** Popular GNU data compression program
- **Homepage:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/gzip.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.14.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gunzip (cli)
- gzexe (cli)
- gzip (cli)
- uncompress (cli)
- zcat (cli)
- zcmp (cli)
- zdiff (cli)
- zegrep (cli)
- zfgrep (cli)
- zforce (cli)
- zgrep (cli)
- zless (cli)
- zmore (cli)
- znew (cli)
- gunzip (alias)
- gzexe (alias)
- gzip (alias)
- uncompress (alias)
- zcat (alias)
- zcmp (alias)
- zdiff (alias)
- zegrep (alias)
- zfgrep (alias)
- zforce (alias)
- zgrep (alias)
- zless (alias)
- zmore (alias)
- znew (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.14
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** gzip
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gzip - 1.13-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNU compression utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- Nix - gzip: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: gzip from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - gzip - 1.12-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gzip from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU compression utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- Ubuntu apt - gzip-win32 - 1.12-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gzip-win32 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU compression utility (win32 build) | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- apk - gzip - 1.14-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gzip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Popular data compression program | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- apk - gzip-doc - 1.14-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gzip-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Popular data compression program (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- dnf - gzip - 1.14-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gzip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | GNU data compression program | https://www.gzip.org/
- pacman - gzip - 1.14-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gzip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | GNU compression utility | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- zypper - gzip - 1.14-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gzip from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | GNU Zip Compression Utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- zypper - zstd-gzip - 1.5.7-4.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zstd-gzip from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | zstd and zlib based gzip drop-in | https://github.com/facebook/zstd
- MacPorts - gzip: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/gzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - gzip: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: gzip from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla'
- Scoop - main/gzip: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gzip.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - GnuWin32.Gzip: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: GnuWin32.Gzip from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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- [gnu-tar](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gnu-tar/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: archive, cli, compression, gnu, system.
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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
