bzip2
bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques (the PPM family of statistical compressors), whilst being around twice as fast at compression and six times faster at decompression.
Available modules
The overview below shows which bzip2 installations are available per target architecture in the HPCC module system, ordered based on software version (new to old).
To start using bzip2, load one of these modules using a module load command like:
module load bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-14.2.0
(This data was automatically generated on Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at 12:03:27 EST)
| gateway | generic | zen2 | zen3 | zen4 | skylake_avx512 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway nodes | everywhere (except Grace nodes) | amd20 | amd22 | amd24 | intel18,amd20-v100,amd21,intel21 | |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-14.2.0 | - | x | - | - | - | - |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-13.3.0 | - | x | - | - | - | - |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-13.2.0 | - | x | - | - | x | - |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-12.3.0 | - | x | x | x | x | x |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-12.2.0 | - | x | - | - | - | - |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-11.2.0 | - | x | - | - | - | - |
| bzip2/1.0.8-GCCcore-10.2.0 | - | x | - | - | - | - |