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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 8 months ago (15 children)

Why does xz exist anyway?

[–] Supermariofan67@programming.dev 25 points 8 months ago (8 children)

It provides liblzma, an implementation of the lzma compression algorithm

[–] Youser11@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

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

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