Does any linux disk format support transparent folder compression? (Like NTFS)
I can’t add formatting to comments so I’ll just reiterate what I commented in the other answer. You can pick either Btrfs or … Read more
compression
Is .gz the same as .gzip?
They are, but .gz is by far the more conventional extension to use.
How does the ent program calculate “optimum compression”?
How does the ent program calculate “optimum compression”?
Progressive JPEG quality compare to normal JPEG?
There are a couple of nice posts here that seem to describe why Progressive compression may be better and it seems to come … Read more
Is there a free way to compress a PDF? [duplicate]
There is also Free PDF Compressor. It gives you the option of using the Flate or RunLength compression algorithms as well as different … Read more
Losslessly compressing similar images?
You might try Paq 8 (fp8_v2.zip). I just tried it myself on 1440 similar PNG images and then again on 111 similar JPG … Read more
Tool to compress/decompress STDIN
gzip does this. Quoting from the manual page: Gzip reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77). Whenever possible, each … Read more
Linux + how to compress the old log files automatically
You can use logrotate. An example application configuration setting would be the dpkg (Debian package management system), that is stored in /etc/logrotate.d/dpkg. One … Read more
How do I know the gzip compression level?
There is no way to directly determine gzip level . The only way to determine it in my opinion is to gunzip the … Read more
Is there an in-memory compressed swap facility (like Compcache) for FreeBSD?
Is there an in-memory compressed swap facility (like Compcache) for FreeBSD?
