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LHA implementation to decompress .lzh and .lzs archives. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install lhasa

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install lha

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/lha/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install lhasa

Debian stable package indexes · lhasa · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install lhasa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · lhasa · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lhasa

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lh/lhasa/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S lhasa

Arch Linux sync databases · lhasa · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install lhasa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · lhasa · source: download.opensuse.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add lha

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · lha · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

LHA implementation to decompress .lzh and .lzs archives

Project links

Commands and aliases

history

Project history and usage

Lhasa is a free software implementation of the Unix LHA tool for reading LHA/LHarc `.lzh`, LArc `.lzs`, and related archive variants. It provides both a command-line `lha` compatible tool and a reusable library backend.

Project history

The project homepage frames Lhasa as a free replacement for the non-free Unix LHA tool, aiming to decompress as many LZH/LZS archive variants as possible and to match the original command-line output closely enough for compatibility with existing tools.

The README emphasizes reading/decompression rather than archive creation, compatibility with LArc and PMarc variants, and a regression test suite built from archives generated by different tools on different operating systems. GitHub releases show a public release line from 0.0.1 through 0.6.0.

Adoption history

Lhasa is packaged by many Unix-like distributions and ports systems, including Debian/Ubuntu, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Homebrew, NetBSD pkgsrc, openSUSE, Void Linux, Alpine, Fedora/DNF, Arch, Nix, and MacPorts. Its adoption comes from archive compatibility rather than application glamour: people still need to unpack old `.lzh` and `.lzs` files.

How it is used

Users invoke the installed `lha` command to list or extract legacy archives, while developers can use the library backend for archive parsing. Because it tries to mimic the older Unix LHA interface, it can replace workflows that expect `lha` output.

Why package nerds care

Lhasa matters to package nerds as a small compatibility and preservation tool: it replaces a historically non-free archiver interface with an ISC-licensed implementation, keeps legacy Japanese/DOS-era archive formats accessible, and gives distributions a clean default for LHA extraction.

Timeline

2015-04-20: GitHub releases list the 0.0.1 through 0.3.0 Lhasa releases.
2016-03-31: Lhasa 0.3.1 was published as a GitHub release.
2023-05-14: Lhasa 0.4.0 was published as a GitHub release.
2025-08-02: Lhasa 0.5.0 was published as a GitHub release.
2026-06-17: Lhasa 0.6.0 was published as a GitHub release.

Related projects

Lhasa is related to the original Unix LHA tool, LHarc/LHA archive formats, LArc `.lzs`, PMarc `.pma`, archive extraction tools, and distribution archive packages.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:archive,compress

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`lha`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.6.0

manager updated2026-06-18

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.6.0

https://github.com/fragglet/lhasa

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:lhasa
Version	0.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lhasa
Homepage	https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/
Repository	https://github.com/fragglet/lhasa
Upstream docs	https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa
License	ISC
Source archive	https://github.com/fragglet/lhasa/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-18T00:53:01Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	lhasa
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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Debian apt95%

lhasa 0.4.0-1+b2

lzh archive decompressor

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install lhasa

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: lhasa
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

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

Debian apt95%

liblhasa-dev 0.4.0-1+b2

lzh decompression library - development files

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install liblhasa-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: lhasa
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblhasa-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

liblhasa0 0.4.0-1+b2

lzh archive decompression library

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install liblhasa0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: lhasa
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblhasa0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

lhasa

nix profile install nixpkgs#lhasa

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lh/lhasa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

lhasa 0.4.0-1build1

lzh archive decompressor

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install lhasa

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lhasa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

liblhasa-dev 0.4.0-1build1

lzh decompression library - development files

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install liblhasa-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: lhasa
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblhasa-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

liblhasa0 0.4.0-1build1

lzh archive decompression library

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo apt install liblhasa0

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: lhasa
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblhasa0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

lhasa 0.5.0-1.fc44

Free Software LHA implementation

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo dnf install lhasa

License: ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: lhasa
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lhasa from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

lhasa-devel 0.5.0-1.fc44

Development files for Lhasa

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo dnf install lhasa-devel

License: ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: lhasa
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lhasa-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

lhasa-doc 0.5.0-1.fc44

Documentation for Lhasa

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo dnf install lhasa-doc

License: ISC AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: lhasa
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lhasa-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

lhasa-libs 0.5.0-1.fc44

Free Software LHA implementation

https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/

sudo dnf install lhasa-libs

License: ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: lhasa
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lhasa-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

lhasa 0.5.0-1

Free LZH/LHA archive tool

https://github.com/fragglet/lhasa

sudo pacman -S lhasa

License: ISC
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: lhasa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

lhasa 0.5.0-1.3

Program to unpack LHARC archives

http://fragglet.github.com/lhasa/

sudo zypper install lhasa

License: ISC
Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: lhasa
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lhasa from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

lhasa-devel 0.5.0-1.3

Development files for liblhasa, a LHARC decompression library

http://fragglet.github.com/lhasa/

sudo zypper install lhasa-devel

License: ISC
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: lhasa
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lhasa-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

liblhasa0 0.5.0-1.3

A decompression library for the LHARC data format

http://fragglet.github.com/lhasa/

sudo zypper install liblhasa0

License: ISC
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: lhasa
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lhasa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblhasa0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts94%

lha

sudo port install lha

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Lha

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

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combined/lhasa.yml

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