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How Do I: A Linux Q&A

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Archive types tar.gz and tar.xz are both compressed tar-files, however, using variations on the compression method.  For the user there is no difference when extracting either type of file, with the exception of extraction speed.  The compression method for xz produces a more densely compact file resulting in a higher level of compression at the expense of speed.  It may take longer, or even significantly longer to extract files from a xz archive.
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