A .TAR.LZ file belongs to Compressed Files category used in Windows OS. It has Binary Format developed by N/A. .TAR.LZ files combine .TAR and .LZ formats. The .TAR format archives multiple files into one. The .LZ format compresses data losslessly. Combined they make a compressed archive of files.
To view or edit you need the file format. It determines data storage. Format, signature, and extension must match. Otherwise errors occur when opened.
LZ files have two main formats. 60% are LZIP archives of unreadable binary data. They are 57 KB – 2 MB.
To extract a .TAR.LZ file, first decompress then extract the tarball. Utilities handle this in one step. Other TAR compression algorithms exist like .GZ and .BZ2.
Before installing from .TAR.LZ, ensure your system meets software and dependency requirements.
The standardized .TAR format lets tar combine files into one archive. Tar itself does no compression. Compression is typically done by piping tar through an algorithm. Common compressed extensions are .GZ and .BZ2.
Decompression uses tar with extract and compression flags. No need to install new software. tar has a –lzip flag to handle .LZ files.
