7-Zip: LSU Overview
General Information
7-Zip is open source software. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip. 7-Zip also includes a high compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression coupled with a Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats. 7-Zip has other features as well such as, Self-extracting capability for 7z format, Integration with Windows Shell, Powerful File Manager, Powerful command line version, Plugin for FAR Manager, Localizations for 79 languages!
Here are some of the Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
- Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
Pre-Installation Notes
System Requirements: Windows Operating System
Download & Install
Download from the Provider's Website
Training & Support
7 Zip : Support
7-Zip : 7z Format
7-Zip : FAQs
Referenced from: 7-Zip.org
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