# Install pbzip2

Parallel bzip2. Version 1.1.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pbzip2
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pbzip2
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pbzip2
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/pbzip2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pbzip2
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pbzip2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pbzip2
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pbzip2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pbzip2
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pb/pbzip2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pbzip2
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pbzip2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install pbzip2
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pbzip2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:pbzip2
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pbzip2>
- **Version:** 1.1.13
- **Source summary:** Parallel bzip2
- **Homepage:** <http://compression.great-site.net/pbzip2/>
- **Repository:** <https://code.launchpad.net/pbzip2>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://launchpad.net/pbzip2>
- **License:** bzip2-1.0.6
- **Source archive:** <https://launchpad.net/pbzip2/1.1/1.1.13/+download/pbzip2-1.1.13.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- pbunzip2 (cli)
- pbzcat (cli)
- pbzip2 (cli)
- pbunzip2 (alias)
- pbzcat (alias)
- pbzip2 (alias)

## macOS Provided Libraries

- bzip2

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.1.13
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: http://compression.great-site.net/pbzip2/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pbzip2
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - pbzip2 - 1.1.13-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pbzip2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | parallel bzip2 implementation | https://launchpad.net/pbzip2/
- Nix - pbzip2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pb/pbzip2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pbzip2 - 1.1.13-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pbzip2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | parallel bzip2 implementation | https://launchpad.net/pbzip2/
- dnf - pbzip2 - 1.1.13-16.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pbzip2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Parallel implementation of bzip2 | https://launchpad.net/pbzip2
- pacman - pbzip2 - 1.1.13-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pbzip2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Parallel implementation of the bzip2 block-sorting file compressor | http://compression.great-site.net/pbzip2/
- zypper - pbzip2 - 1.1.13-4.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pbzip2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Parallelized Implementation of bzip2 | http://compression.ca/pbzip2/
- MacPorts - pbzip2: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/pbzip2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph