How to Compress Files/Folders to .zip, tar.xz and 7z format in Ubuntu Desktop | Linux Today

How to Compress Files/Folders to .zip, tar.xz and 7z format in Ubuntu Desktop

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Karim Buzdar
Apr 5, 2019

File compression is a way to create archives that help us in saving time, creating space and downloading and transferring software and data faster. In this article, we will describe how you can compress single and multiple files and folders into the following formats: zip, tar.xc, and 7z.

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Karim Buzdar

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