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The xz package has been backdoored, you need to update your system now (archlinux.org)
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[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 months ago

Why does xz exist anyway?

[-] Supermariofan67@programming.dev 25 points 5 months ago

It provides liblzma, an implementation of the lzma compression algorithm

[-] Youser11@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

That's why I use dz instead. It provides ligma. It's a much better compression algorithm.

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