# Install lzip with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper LZMA-based compression program similar to gzip or bzip2. Version 1.26 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lzip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lzip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install lzip ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add lzip ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install lzip ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: lzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install lzip ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzip 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#lzip ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lz/lzip/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S lzip ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: lzip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install lzip ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lzip from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/lzip ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lzip.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lzip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.26 - **Source summary:** LZMA-based compression program similar to gzip or bzip2 - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T19:24:11-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - lzip (cli) - lzip (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.26 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Lzip is a GPL command-line compressor and .lz file format built around a simplified LZMA stream, a gzip/bzip2-like interface, and unusually explicit data-integrity goals. Its official manual says it was designed for interoperability, long-term archiving, and robust three-factor integrity checking. ### Project history Antonio Diaz Diaz's lzip project started in 2008, with the Savannah old-release index showing lzip 0.1 in August 2008 and lzip 1.0 in October 2008. The project framed itself not just as another LZMA compressor but as a safer Unix archive format with a small, fully documented container, CRC-protected data, explicit member sizes, and a reference decompressor explained in the manual. The project grew into a family rather than a single binary. lzlib provides a library interface, clzip and pdlzip provide alternate implementations, plzip handles parallel compression, lunzip and lzd focus on decompression and education, tarlz combines tar archiving with lzip members, and lziprecover handles damaged .lz files. ### Adoption history Lzip did not replace gzip or xz as the universal default, but it earned durable packaging across Unix-like distributions because it offers a clear format story and strong recovery semantics. The input package facts show it available in Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and openSUSE-style ecosystems. Its adoption is strongest among users who care about long-term source distribution, recoverable compressed tar archives, and a conservative command-line interface. Package maintainers also encounter it because some upstream source releases are distributed as .tar.lz files. ### How it is used The lzip CLI mirrors familiar gzip/bzip2 workflows: compress files to .lz, decompress with -d, test integrity with -t, list metadata with -l, write to stdout with -c, and tune compression with -0 through -9 or explicit dictionary and match-length options. For archive pipelines, lzip is commonly paired with tar as .tar.lz. The manual highlights multimember output, concatenated stream handling, volume splitting, and cooperation with lziprecover for damaged files. ### Why package nerds care Lzip is significant because it is a format argument disguised as a small CLI: the package is about reproducible, recoverable, documented compression rather than chasing the absolute best ratio. That makes it beloved in the slice of the packaging world that cares about future decodability and damaged-media recovery. For maintainers, the lzip family raises practical questions about bootstrapping .tar.lz source archives, installing info/manual documentation, and deciding when to package the sibling tools separately. ### Timeline - 2008: lzip 0.1 appears in the Savannah old-release index. - 2008: lzip 1.0 is released. - 2010s: lzip family tools such as lzlib, plzip, lunzip, pdlzip, clzip, and lziprecover appear in Savannah release areas. - 2026: lzip 1.26 is documented by the official manual and release index. ### Related projects - lziprecover repairs and extracts data from damaged lzip files. - plzip is the parallel compressor for large files. - tarlz builds tar archives that preserve alignment between tar members and lzip members. - lzlib exposes the lzip format through a library API. ### 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:** lzip - **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 - lzip - 1.25-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html - Nix - lzip: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lz/lzip/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - lzip - 1.24.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lzip from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html - apk - lzip - 1.26-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lzip is a lossless data compressor | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/ - apk - lzip-doc - 1.26-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzip-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lzip is a lossless data compressor (documentation) | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/ - dnf - lzip - 1.26-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | LZMA compressor with integrity checking | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html - pacman - lzip - 1.26-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lzip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A lossless file compressor based on the LZMA algorithm | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html - zypper - lzip - 1.26-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lzip from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Lossless Data Compressor based on the LZMA Algorithm | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html - MacPorts - lzip: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lzip/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/lzip: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lzip.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/) - 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