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SquashFS

Squashfs is a compressed read-only file system for Linux. Squashfs compresses files, inodes and directories, and supports block sizes from 4 KiB up to 1 MiB for greater compression. Several compression algorithms are supported. Squashfs is also the name of free software, licensed under the GPL, for accessing Squashfs filesystems.

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Attributes
POSIX and extended attributes
Developer(s)
Phillip Lougher, Robert Lougher
Introduced
2002 with Linux
Max file size
16 EiB (264) bytes
Max volume size
16 EiB (264) bytes
Supported operating systems
Linux

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SquashFS

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples69
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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SquashFS

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related to Uses · 40
SquashFS → Android, Android Nougat, AppImages, Arch Linux, CD, Chromecast, Clonezilla, DD-WRT, Debian, Debian Live, Distributions, EasyOS, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, It, Kali Linux, KDE, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Terminal Server Project
related to history · 11
SquashFS → GitHub, In, Linux, LZ4, LZMA, LZMA2, LZO, October, Since, The, Zstandard
related to External links · 2
SquashFS → Binary Format, Official
Attributes · 1
SquashFS → POSIX and extended attributes
Developer(s) · 1
SquashFS → Phillip Lougher, Robert Lougher
Introduced · 1
SquashFS → 2002 with Linux
Max file size · 1
SquashFS → 16 EiB (264) bytes
Max volume size · 1
SquashFS → 16 EiB (264) bytes
Supported operating systems · 1
SquashFS → Linux
Transparent compression · 1
SquashFS → gzip LZMA LZO LZMA2 LZ4 Zstd

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linux also compression file systems used live system read-only uses supported gzip lzma lzo lzma2 lz4 distributions supports free software

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SquashFSAttributesPOSIX and extended attributes1.00infobox
SquashFSDeveloper(s)Phillip Lougher, Robert Lougher1.00infobox
SquashFSIntroduced2002 with Linux1.00infobox
SquashFSMax file size16 EiB (264) bytes1.00infobox
SquashFSMax volume size16 EiB (264) bytes1.00infobox
SquashFSSupported operating systemsLinux1.00infobox
SquashFSTransparent compressiongzip LZMA LZO LZMA2 LZ4 Zstd1.00infobox
SquashFSWebsitegithub.com/plougher/squashfs-tools1.00infobox
SquashFSis acompressed read-only file system for Linux0.90text
the OpenWrtinstance ofopenSUSE and on embedded distributions0.80text
DD-WRT router firmwareinstance ofopenSUSE and on embedded distributions0.80text
Debian Liveinstance ofDistributions0.80text

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