[Bug 261117] Re: p7zip package should be installed by default

Conn connogriofa at gmail.com
Thu May 21 23:26:25 UTC 2009


I also highly recommend this proposal.

The p7zip archive resides in the universe repository, but I don't see
any problems with it getting moved to main - 7z is based on the LZMA
algorithm which has no patent encumbrances (it's the p7zip-full archive
that would be inappropriate for main, as it includes RAR support).

The archive is currently 337KB - and while I understand that every
single KB is precious on the Live CD, let me point out that the
inclusion of p7zip by default could accelerate the adoption of the dpkg-
lzma[1] blueprint (that would yield a saving of 175mb on the alternative
image), and improved changes of Ubuntu's SquashFS image being
transitioned to LZMA, when official support arrives in the near future.

I have also filed a related bug[2] to get p7zip-full included in the
ubuntu-restricted-extras repository (which serves wider needs than the
scope of this bug). There's also an ongoing discussion[3] in the
development section of Ubuntu Forums.

References:
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/dpkg-lzma
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379236
[3] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1165142

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