Linux From Scratch - Version r12.1-48

Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

8.9. Lz4-1.9.4

Lz4 is a lossless compression algorithm, providing compression speed greater than 500 MB/s per core. It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core. Lz4 can work with Zstandard to allow both algorithms to compress data faster.

Approximate build time: 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 83 MB

8.9.1. Installation of Lz4

Compile the package: 

make BUILD_STATIC=no

To test the results, issue: 

make -j1 check

Install the package: 

make BUILD_STATIC=no PREFIX=/usr install

8.9.2. Contents of Lz4

Installed programs: lz4, lz4c (link to lz4), lz4cat (link to lz4), and unlz4 (link to lz4)
Installed library: liblz4.so

Short Descriptions

lz4

Compresses or decompresses files using the LZ4 format

lz4c

Compresses files using the LZ4 format

lz4cat

Lists the contents of a file compressed using the LZ4 format

unlz4

Decompresses files using the LZ4 format

liblz4

The library implementing lossless data compression, using the LZ4 algorithm