On Windows I used a program called WINRAR and 7-ZIP to compress files with passwords.
I was surprised that my EndeavorOS with KDE comes with a file compressor installed on the right click.
But how to zip the file with password? The password options appear disabled.
I also have another doubt. If I password-compress files in EndeavourOS, will they be compatible and can I uncompress them in Windows with WINRAR or 7-ZIP?
And is there a file type that is better and more secure?
RAR is one of the best formats for compressed data. Unfortunately, it is šššššššššš ššššššššššš.
Yeah, in fact itās 2nd best in terms of compressing random type of files without thinking too much, just blast full compression rate, set the password and itās cool.
What I donāt like about 7zip is the lack of recovery record. You mess up just one byte in that 10 GiB file, and thereās a good chance you wonāt be able to extract anything from it.
Yeahā¦As far as i tried to dive deep inside compression algorithms of different type of files, specifically stuff like game re-packs scene (those guys can compress 80 Gb to 20 Gb ) - you always have to sacrifice something, either itās compression speed, decompression speed, RAM used, compression rate, or recovery recordā¦
I was just researching
Coz such compression rates iāve mentioned above looked impossible to me, turns out there are some very complex processes that highly depend on types of files that you compressā¦
Is it open source? Iāve heard that open source is better and more secure.
Also, do you know how to download it by terminal? I learned how to use the -Ss command to search for programs, but 7zip doesnāt show up.
I like to download everything via terminal, I donāt like to download the package from 7zip official website if possible.
If I manage to install 7zip, will I be able to use it with the right click, like in windows? (I use EOS KDE).
yay -Ss 7zip
aur/torrent7z 1.3+6+gcb2c3ab-1 (+0 0.00)
A derivative of 7zip that produces invariant .7z archives for torrenting
aur/jkazip 2.3.1-2 (+1 0.00)
A suite to compress and decompress tar, xz, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar and 7zip
aur/re7zip 1.4-1 (+0 0.00) (Orphaned)
7zip version capable of downloading files from archives on HTTP servers
aur/p7zip-jinfeihan57-git 17.04.r6.geb1bbb0-2 (+2 0.00) (Orphaned)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio - jinfeihan57 fork
aur/lib7zip 3.0.0_17.04-3 (+2 0.00)
A library using 7z.dll/7z.so(from 7-Zip) to handle different archive types.
aur/java-p7zip-binding 16.02-2 (+2 0.00)
Java wrapper for 7-Zip C++ library.
aur/p7zip-zstd-codec 16.02-1 (+3 0.00)
ZStandard codec for file archiver p7zip
aur/fuse3-p7zip-git 1.2.0-2 (+3 0.00)
fuse3 file system that uses the p7zip library to mount archives
aur/p7zip-natspec 17.05-1 (+16 0.02)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio, based on libnatspec patch from ubuntu zip-i18n PPA (https://launchpad.net/~frol/+archive/zip-i18n).
aur/p7zip-gui 16.02-8 (+86 1.08)
Graphic user interface (alpha quality) for the 7zip file archiver
aur/7-zip-full 23.01-1 (+50 2.98)
File archiver with a high compression ratio (full package to replace p7zip)
extra/p7zip 1:17.05-1 (2.8 MiB 10.5 MiB)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio
Yes, I really like 7zip on Windows, so I decided to install it.
7zip in EOS KDE can be executed like in Windows, from the right click?
Iām trying to search for it with -Ss, but unfortunately I canāt find it.
yay -Ss 7zip
aur/torrent7z 1.3+6+gcb2c3ab-1 (+0 0.00)
A derivative of 7zip that produces invariant .7z archives for torrenting
aur/jkazip 2.3.1-2 (+1 0.00)
A suite to compress and decompress tar, xz, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar and 7zip
aur/re7zip 1.4-1 (+0 0.00) (Orphaned)
7zip version capable of downloading files from archives on HTTP servers
aur/p7zip-jinfeihan57-git 17.04.r6.geb1bbb0-2 (+2 0.00) (Orphaned)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio - jinfeihan57 fork
aur/lib7zip 3.0.0_17.04-3 (+2 0.00)
A library using 7z.dll/7z.so(from 7-Zip) to handle different archive types.
aur/java-p7zip-binding 16.02-2 (+2 0.00)
Java wrapper for 7-Zip C++ library.
aur/p7zip-zstd-codec 16.02-1 (+3 0.00)
ZStandard codec for file archiver p7zip
aur/fuse3-p7zip-git 1.2.0-2 (+3 0.00)
fuse3 file system that uses the p7zip library to mount archives
aur/p7zip-natspec 17.05-1 (+16 0.02)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio, based on libnatspec patch from ubuntu zip-i18n PPA (https://launchpad.net/~frol/+archive/zip-i18n).
aur/p7zip-gui 16.02-8 (+86 1.08)
Graphic user interface (alpha quality) for the 7zip file archiver
aur/7-zip-full 23.01-1 (+50 2.98)
File archiver with a high compression ratio (full package to replace p7zip)
extra/p7zip 1:17.05-1 (2.8 MiB 10.5 MiB)
Command-line file archiver with high compression ratio