Which compression method is best in Linux?

How to choose the best Linux compression tool

• zip is best when files need to be shared with or used on Windows systems.
• gzip may be best when you want the files to be usable on any Unix/Linux system.

12 дек. 2017 г.

Which compression method is best?

And the Winner Is…

If you want to compress something to use as little space as possible, you should definitely use 7z. You can even crank up the compression settings to save even more space, although it will take longer to compress and decompress. Overall, Zip and RAR came pretty close to each other.