# Install bzip3 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bzip3 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bzip3 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install bzip3 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/bzip3/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add bzip3 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install bzip3 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: bzip3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install bzip3 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bzip3 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bzip3 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bz/bzip3/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S bzip3 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: bzip3 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install bzip3 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bzip3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/bzip3 ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bzip3.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bzip3 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.3 - **Source summary:** Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:53:42+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - bunzip3 (cli) - bz3cat (cli) - bz3grep (cli) - bz3less (cli) - bz3more (cli) - bz3most (cli) - bzip3 (cli) - bunzip3 (alias) - bz3cat (alias) - bz3grep (alias) - bz3less (alias) - bz3more (alias) - bz3most (alias) - bzip3 (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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.5.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage BZip3 is a modern lossless compressor that explicitly presents itself as a better, faster, stronger spiritual successor to bzip2. It keeps the package shape familiar to Unix users while changing the compression internals substantially. ### Project history The upstream README describes BZip3 as combining a fast Burrows-Wheeler transform using suffix arrays, an order-0 context-mixing entropy coder, and an RLE/Lempel-Ziv-plus-prediction pass. The project copyright statement identifies Kamila Szewczyk as the main author for the 2022-2023 codebase. The repository history shows public 1.x tags, and the README credits packaging-oriented autotools work, which helped make the project fit ordinary source-package and distribution build flows. ### Adoption history BZip3 is much newer and narrower than bzip2, but it has already reached Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, Ubuntu, and openSUSE package maps in the input facts. That adoption suggests interest from compression enthusiasts and distribution packagers rather than default system use. Its adoption pitch is compatibility of workflow, not format compatibility: commands such as `bzip3`, `bunzip3`, `bz3cat`, and `bz3grep` feel familiar to users of bzip2 and gzip-family tools. ### How it is used Users run `bzip3` to compress, `bunzip3` to decompress, and helper tools such as `bz3cat`, `bz3grep`, `bz3less`, and `bz3more` to inspect compressed files. The README also documents standard autotools-style source builds with `./configure`, `make`, and `make install`. The README emphasizes text and source-code compression, including benchmarks against xz, bzip2, zstd, and lrzip combinations. That makes the package most relevant for users comparing archival compression ratios rather than seeking maximum decompression ubiquity. ### Why package nerds care BZip3 is interesting to package nerds because it is a deliberate sequel to a classic package rather than a generic new compressor. Its command naming, helper tools, and packaging-friendly build system make it easy for distributions to slot beside bzip2 for experimentation. Its significance is still emerging: it is not infrastructure in the way bzip2 is, but it is the sort of package compression fans track to see whether an old format family can be reimagined with modern algorithms. ### Timeline - 2022: BZip3's main codebase copyright period begins. - 2022: Public 1.x tags begin in the upstream repository. - 2023: The README documents the LGPLv3-only project, benchmarks, architecture testing, and packaging-friendly autotools build. - 2020s: BZip3 appears in multiple Unix and cross-platform package managers as a niche compression tool. ### Related projects - bzip2 is the explicit spiritual predecessor. - libsais is credited by the README for Burrows-Wheeler transform construction. - xz, zstd, lrzip, BSC, and Turbo-Range-Coder appear in the README's comparison and benchmark context. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bzip3 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - bzip3 - 1.5.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: bzip3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - utilities | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - Debian apt - libbzip3-1 - 1.5.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbzip3-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - runtime | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - Debian apt - libbzip3-dev - 1.5.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbzip3-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - development | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - Nix - bzip3: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bz/bzip3/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - bzip3 - 1.4.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bzip3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - utilities | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - Ubuntu apt - libbzip3-0 - 1.4.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbzip3-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - runtime | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - Ubuntu apt - libbzip3-dev - 1.4.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbzip3-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | better, faster and stronger spiritual successor to bzip2 - development | https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3 - apk - bzip3 - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - apk - bzip3-dev - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 (development files) | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - apk - bzip3-doc - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 (documentation) | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - apk - bzip3-libs - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 (libraries) | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - apk - bzip3-static - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bzip3-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2 (static library) | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - dnf - bzip3 - 1.5.3-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bzip3 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tools for compressing and decompressing bzip3 files | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - dnf - bzip3-devel - 1.5.3-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bzip3-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Files for developing with bzip3 library | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - dnf - bzip3-grep - 1.5.3-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bzip3-grep from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Print lines matching a pattern in bzip3-compressed files | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 - dnf - bzip3-less - 1.5.3-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bzip3-less from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | View bzip3-compressed files with less pager | https://github.com/iczelia/bzip3 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [bzip2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bzip2/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [cmix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [hdt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hdt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [heatshrink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/heatshrink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [liblzf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/liblzf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [precomp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/precomp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [zfp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zfp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [zxc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zxc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, data. - [brotli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/brotli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compression, data, decompression. - [compressjs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/compressjs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bzip2, cli, compression, data, decompression. - [brotli-decompressor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/brotli-decompressor/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compression, data, decompression. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bzip3.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bzip3.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph