TAR + xz: conversion steps
- Upload your TAR + xz file to start.
- Convert TAR + xz to bzip2.
- Download the TAR + xz file.
About TAR + xz files
a TAR archive compressed with xz
TAR + xz (.tar.xz) is a TAR archive compressed with xz (LZMA2), which typically gives the smallest files of the three common TAR compressors.
Linux kernel source releases and many Linux distribution packages.
TAR + xz: what conversion changes
Converting TAR + xz repacks losslessly.
TAR + xz: settings to change
Before you convert TAR + xz files, you can adjust: Compression level, Split size, Password, and Root folder.
Limits of the TAR + xz format
Compressing at high xz levels is slow and uses a lot of memory.
Common questions about TAR + xz
Why won't my unpacking tool open my .tar.xz archive? XZ compression is common on Linux but missing from many Windows tools, so converting the archive to ZIP or TAR.GZ keeps it openable on every system.
Why convert archives to TAR.XZ? Package repositories favour it: LZMA gives the smallest archives of the common TAR family for source distribution.