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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/lzip.README.Debian | 27 |
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diff --git a/debian/lzip.README.Debian b/debian/lzip.README.Debian index 38e3c90..b36f972 100644 --- a/debian/lzip.README.Debian +++ b/debian/lzip.README.Debian @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Lzip is available in different implementations: xlunzip C implementation using lzip_decompress kernel module, decompressor only lzd simple C implementation, decompressor only, educational purpose - minilzip simple C implementation, using lzlib, educational purpose + minilzip simple C implementation using lzlib library pdlzip simple C implementation, Public Domain All Lzip implementations are fully compatible (files can be compressed and @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The following automatic priorities are used: lunzip -1000 Compressor and decompressors: - lzlib 1000 + minilzip 1000 pdlzip 2000 clzip 3000 lziprecover 4000 @@ -57,22 +57,27 @@ This allows: sudo update-alternative --config lzip - if more than one lzip imlementation is installed. + if more than one Lzip imlementation is installed. - * automatically have the system use the 'best' implementation installed. + * automatically have the system use the 'best' implementation installed + (using the priorities listed above, e.g. installing plzip will superseed + lzip automatically). - * allows to switch back and forth, transparently, from single-threaded lzip - to parallel plzip with one update-alternative command - no scripts or - commands need to be changed. + * switching transparently between implementations, e.g. globally using + the multi-threaded plzip instead of the single-threaded lzip requires only + one command: - If you were using lzip before, install plzip and all your lzip operations - are now parallelized automatically. + sudo update-alternatives --set lzip /usr/bin/lzip.plzip + No scripts or commands need to be changed. If you were using lzip + before, install plzip and all your Lzip operations are now parallelized + automatically. -3. Best practise + +3. Best practice ---------------- -To make the best use of lzip, the following should be considered: +To make the best use of Lzip, the following should be considered: * use lzip in scripts and commands, don't hardcode a specific implementation (e.g. use lzip, not plzip). |