macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install lunziplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install lunzipMacPorts ports tree · archivers/lunzip/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install lunzip with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts
Decompressor for lzip files. Version 1.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install lunzipDebian stable package indexes · lunzip · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Decompressor for lzip files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lunzip
history
Project history and usage
Lunzip is a small decompressor for lzip files. The official lzip project pages position it as a decompression-only member of the lzip tool family.
Project history
Lunzip is part of Antonio Diaz Diaz's lzip ecosystem and is distributed through the NonGNU/Savannah release infrastructure. Upstream release listings show tarballs beginning at least with Lunzip 1.4 in 2013 and continuing through Lunzip 1.16 in 2026.
The tool exists for systems and workflows that need lzip extraction without shipping the full compressor. The official lzip manual provides format and tool-family context for Lunzip, lzip, and lziprecover.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata lists Lunzip in Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Ubuntu, reflecting its role as a small Unix-style utility distributed next to lzip, lziprecover, tar, and related archive tools.
How it is used
Users run Lunzip to decompress `.lz` files and to feed uncompressed tar data into tools such as tar. Its package role is extraction-focused rather than configuration-driven, so no official config or credentials file is documented.
Why package nerds care
Lunzip matters to package maintainers as the decompression-only lzip utility for bootstrap, installer, recovery, and minimal-system scenarios. It is useful when a system needs reliable extraction but not compression.
Timeline
- 2013-09-27: Savannah release index lists Lunzip 1.4 tarballs.
- 2018-02-06: Savannah release index lists Lunzip 1.10 tarballs.
- 2024-01-24: Savannah release index lists Lunzip 1.14 tarballs.
- 2025-01-11: Savannah release index lists Lunzip 1.15 tarballs.
- 2026-03-09: Savannah release index lists Lunzip 1.16 tarballs.
Related projects
- Related projects include lzip, lziprecover, tar, and zutils, all part of or adjacent to the lzip archive-tool ecosystem.
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:compress
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lunzip | 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 version1.16
manager updated2026-06-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:lunzip |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lunzip |
| Homepage | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lzip/lunzip/lunzip-1.16.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-29T19:23:20-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | lunzip |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
lunzip 1.15-3
data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor)
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html
sudo apt install lunzip- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lunzip
Ubuntu apt95%
lunzip 1.14-1
data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor)
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html
sudo apt install lunzip- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lunzip
MacPorts95%
lunzip
sudo port install lunzip- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lunzip
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment