bzip2
brew install bzip2Freely available high-quality data compressor
License: bzip2-1.0.6
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/bzip2.json
Formula code: bzip2.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.0.8 |
Keg-only because macOS already provides this software.
Binaries:
bunzip2,
bzcat,
bzcmp,
bzdiff,
bzegrep,
bzfgrep,
bzgrep,
bzip2,
bzip2recover,
bzless,
bzmore
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 276,092 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 13,542,973 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 96,204 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 2.9× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-02T00:41:23Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-02. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 96,204 | 178,668 | 855,735 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Installs on Request | 1,010 | 2,203 | 12,397 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Build Errors | 0 |