# Install lunzip with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts Decompressor for lzip files. Version 1.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lunzip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lunzip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install lunzip ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lunzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install lunzip ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: lunzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lunzip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.16 - **Source summary:** Decompressor for lzip files - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T19:23:20-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - lunzip (cli) - lunzip (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.16 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** lunzip - **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 - lunzip - 1.15-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lunzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor) | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html - Ubuntu apt - lunzip - 1.14-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lunzip from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor) | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lunzip.html - MacPorts - lunzip: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lunzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [clzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, c, cli, compression, lzip. - [gzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, cli, compression, decompression, system. - [plzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, cli, compression, lzip, system. - [snzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, cli, compression, decompression, system. - [crabz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crabz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lizard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lizard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lz4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lz4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzfse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzfse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lziprecover](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lziprecover/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compression, decompression, decompressor, files. - [lzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzip/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: archive, cli, compression, decompression, lzip. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lunzip.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/lunzip.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