XZ Utils are a complete C99 implementation of the .xz file format. XZ Utils were originally written for POSIX systems but have been ported to a few non-POSIX systems as well.

The primary git repositories and released packages of the XZ projects are on GitHub. Constructive comments in issues and pull requests are welcome from anyone; one doesn’t need to be an existing …

Mar 30, 2024 · The XZ projects have been moved to their old URLs on tukaani.org. XZ Utils’s home page is under construction still though. xz.tukaani.org DNS name (CNAME) has been removed and …

May 2, 2010 · The DOS versions of newer XZ Utils include some copylefted code from DJGPP 2.05 and CWSDPMI r7. The relevant source code is available from their home pages, and copies are also …

XZ Utils are a complete C99 implementation of the .xz file format. XZ Utils were originally written for POSIX systems but have been ported to a few non-POSIX systems as well.

If one is unsure about the result from a vulnerability scanner, one should look at the package version numbers which differ considerably between XZ Utils and XZ for Java.

Apr 3, 2025 · The bug has been fixed in XZ Utils 5.8.1, and the fix has been committed to the v5.4, v5.6, v5.8, and master branches in the xz Git repository. No new release packages will be made from the …

May 29, 2024 · This is a continuation for xz: Add missing RISC-V on the filter list in the man page. Almost always it’s not good to touch the translations without upstream approval.

Users of LZMA Utils should move to XZ Utils. XZ Utils support the legacy .lzma format used by LZMA Utils, and can also emulate the command line tools of LZMA Utils.

In most cases, it is possible to replace LZMA Utils with XZ Utils without breaking existing scripts. There are some incompatibilities though, which may sometimes cause problems.