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Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression (9to5linux.com)

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Linux Firmware Update Utility Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression for Future Releases

The devs are also considering enforcing signed commits in an attempt to prevent supply chain issues like the XZ backdoor.

Edit: note for downvotes: I understand some of you disagree with the need for a switch. However, are you downvoting the news itself (i.e. shooting the messenger?)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Following Arch Linux which made that move years ago. https://archlinux.org/news/now-using-zstandard-instead-of-xz-for-package-compression/

As announced on the mailing list, on Friday, Dec 27 2019, our package compression scheme has changed from xz (.pkg.tar.xz) to zstd (.pkg.tar.zst).