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macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install ncompress

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install ncompress

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/ncompress/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install ncompress

Debian stable package indexes · ncompress · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install ncompress

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ncompress · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ncompress

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nc/ncompress/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S ncompress

Arch Linux sync databases · ncompress · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install ncompress

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ncompress · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Fast, simple LZW file compressor

Befehle und Aliase

  • compress

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

ncompress packages the old Unix compress utility lineage: a fast, simple LZW compressor that produces .Z-style compressed files. Upstream is explicit about the tradeoff: compress is not the best compression ratio, but it is fast and historically became a de facto Unix standard.

Projektgeschichte

The upstream history reconstructs compress from early Usenet-era releases: Spencer Thomas released compress 1.4 on net.sources on July 5, 1984, Joseph Orost released portable updates including 3.0 and 4.0 in 1985, and compress 4.0 was merged into BSD before 4.3BSD. The later ncompress name appears around Peter Jannesen's 4.2.x line in 1992, meant to reduce confusion among incompatible unofficial compress 4.x forks.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The project was shaped by LZW patent history: upstream says patent concerns effectively halted development after the 1985 LZW patent grant, while later patent expiration made the code patent-free worldwide by mid-2004. Mike Frysinger restarted maintenance in 2006 to unify distribution patches, moved the repository to GitHub in 2015, and began the 5.x series in 2020.

Wie es verwendet wird

Package users install ncompress when they need compatibility with .Z archives or old scripts that expect compress, uncompress, zcat-style behavior. It is maintenance infrastructure rather than a modern compression recommendation: gzip, bzip2, xz, and zstd normally win for new data, while ncompress is for historical archives and interoperability.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

ncompress is package-nerd archaeology that still matters. It preserves a public-domain Unix file format path, keeps old compressed outputs readable, and documents a surprisingly tangled history of Usenet releases, BSD import, patent chill, downstream patch drift, and later consolidation.

Zeitleiste

  • July 5, 1984: compress 1.4 released on net.sources.
  • January 3, 1985: compress 3.0 changes the compressed output format.
  • August 1, 1985: compress 4.0 released, later becoming the foundation for many forks.
  • September 1985: compress 4.0 merged into BSD before the 4.3BSD release.
  • August-October 1992: ncompress 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 released.
  • 2004: LZW counterpart patents expire worldwide.
  • 2006: Mike Frysinger starts the ncompress maintenance project.
  • 2021: ncompress 5.0 released.

Related projects

  • compress, uncompress, gzip, LZW, BSD, historical .Z archives

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

  • text:compress

Installationsverhalten

  • Es wurden keine Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten erfasst.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
compressExecutableindexiertes ExecutableAus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt.

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

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Seite generiert2026-08-03
Manager-Version5.0
Manager aktualisiert
lokale Datenunbekannt
Upstreamnicht verfügbar
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt
  • OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:ncompress
Version5.0
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://vapier.github.io/ncompress/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/vapier/ncompress
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Debian apt95%

ncompress 5.0-3

original Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs

https://github.com/vapier/ncompress

sudo apt install ncompress
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ncompress from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

ncompress

nix profile install nixpkgs#ncompress
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nc/ncompress/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

ncompress 5.0-1

original Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs

https://github.com/vapier/ncompress

sudo apt install ncompress
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ncompress from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

ncompress 5.0-12.fc45

Fast compression and decompression utilities

https://github.com/vapier/ncompress

sudo dnf install ncompress
  • License: Unlicense
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ncompress
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ncompress from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

ncompress 5.0-3

a fast, simple LZW file compressor

https://github.com/vapier/ncompress

sudo pacman -S ncompress
  • License: custom:PublicDomain
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ncompress from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

ncompress 5.0-3.5

LZW compression and decompression utilities

https://github.com/vapier/ncompress

sudo zypper install ncompress
  • License: SUSE-Public-Domain
  • Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ncompress
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ncompress from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

ncompress

sudo port install ncompress
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Ncompress
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/ncompress/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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