[request] 7-Zip

[vanillajonathan]

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

License: GNU LGPL
Website: https://www.7-zip.org/

[rares-pop]

But you already have that native on most linux distribution. What benefits will you have for running it through wine?

[vanillajonathan]

7-Zip is a file archiver with a graphical user interface built on Win32 API.
7-Zip on Linux just includes the command-line interface (CLI), but not a graphical user interface (GUI).
So the benefit of running it through Wine is that you get the graphical user interface.

[rares-pop]

Right - but I think you have the wrong mindset here. 7z is a compression algorithm and is plugged in various 'archive managers' out there... i.e. if you install nautilus right-clicking a directory will give you the 'archive' option where you can select 7z. Also, right-clicking a 7z archive will allow you to extract the content.

Compression is fairly expensive on cpu and hdd, and I don't think going through wine hoops will help.

[vanillajonathan]

Not everyone use Nautilus, some people use Dolphin or Nemo, others might not even have a file manager. Others are refugees from Windows and might just really want their good, old 7-Zip.

[rares-pop]

Not everyone uses 7z... :)

I'm not against doing that, but I would direct the effort in a more meaningful direction..