Compress Data Using Various Tools and Utilities

Introduction

Welcome to the Compress Data Using Various Tools and Utilities Practice Lab. In this module you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Learning Outcomes

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

• Exercise 1 - Compress Data Using Various Tools and Utilities

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Use gzip
• Use bzip2
• Use xz
• Use tar with various compression tools

Exam Objectives

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

• LPI: 108.2 System logging
• CompTIA: 3.4 Given a scenario, implement logging services.

Lab Duration

It will take approximately 1 hour to complete this lab.

Exercise 1 - Compress Data Using Various Tools and Utilities

Compression is a method of reducing the file size. There are different algorithms that are available that use different compression methods and mathematical algorithms.

In this exercise, you will compress data using various tools and utilities.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this exercise, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Use gzip
• Use bzip2
• Use xz
• Use tar with various compression tools