# Install tarlz with Homebrew, apt, Nix Data compressor. Version 0.29 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tarlz ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tarlz ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install tarlz ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: tarlz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tarlz ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tarlz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tarlz - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.29 - **Source summary:** Data compressor - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tarlz (cli) - tarlz (alias) ## Dependencies - lzlib ## 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: 0.29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/tarlz.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Tarlz is a command-line archiver that combines tar-style archiving with lzip compression while preserving alignment between tar members and lzip members. Its niche is careful, recoverable, parallel-friendly tar.lz archives. ### Project history The official NonGNU page describes Tarlz as a massively parallel combined implementation of the tar archiver and the lzip compressor using lzlib. The official manual is copyrighted 2013-2026 by Antonio Diaz Diaz, and the official download index shows public tarlz tarball releases from 0.3 in March 2018 through 0.29 in January 2026. ### Adoption history The supplied package-manager metadata shows Tarlz available in Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and Ubuntu. That is the expected adoption path for a small Unix archiving tool: source releases from the upstream lzip project, then distribution packaging for users who need lzip-compatible backup/archive workflows. ### How it is used Tarlz is used to create and extract multimember tar.lz archives, including appendable and recoverable archive layouts. Official docs emphasize parallel decompression, appending and deleting members, safer recovery from corruption, and POSIX-style backup behavior. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because Tarlz argues for archive format details that ordinary tar pipelines hide: member alignment, CRC-protected metadata, corruption recovery, and parallel decoding. It is the sort of tool that matters to distribution maintainers, backup users, and compression people who care about long-term archive integrity. ### Timeline - 2018-03: Official download index lists tarlz 0.3. - 2019-02: Official download index lists tarlz 0.11. - 2021-06: Official download index lists tarlz 0.21. - 2023-09: Official download index lists tarlz 0.24. - 2026-01: Official manual covers tarlz 0.29. ### Related projects - lzip, lzlib, plzip, lziprecover, GNU tar, POSIX pax format. ### Sources - - - - input source_facts.package-manager: brew, Debian, Nix, Ubuntu packaging. ## 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:** tarlz - **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 - tarlz - 0.27.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: tarlz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | archiver with multimember lzip compression | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/tarlz.html - Nix - tarlz: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tarlz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - tarlz - 0.25-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tarlz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | archiver with multimember lzip compression | http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/tarlz.html ## 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: cli, compression, lzip, system. - [dar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archiver, archiving, cli, compression, system. - [lunzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lunzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, lzip, system. - [plzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, lzip, system. - [t2sz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/t2sz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, system, tar. - [cpio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archiving, cli, system, tar. - [crabz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crabz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, system. - [dwarfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwarfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tarlz.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tarlz.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