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CramFS: CramFS is a read-only compressed filesystem bundled with Linux 2.3 and later kernel sources.
DouBle: DouBle provided transparent compression/decompression of Linux block devices. The project is now deceased; an old copy of the software for Linux 1.x is still available at SunSite.
JFFS2: Version 2 of the Journaling Flash File System includes compression support. JFFS/JFFS2 is almost always a better choice than e2compr for flash memory devices, as JFFS provides wear-leveling and e2compr does not. JFFS2 is provided with Linux 2.4 and later kernel sources.
SquashFS: SquashFS is the successor to CramFS, with fewer limitations and better compression.
UPX - the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables: UPX is a transparent decompression encapusulation for executables of various formats. It is the successor to the now-defunct TCX project.
ZLibC: ZLibC provides transparent filesystem-independent zlib (ie. gzip) decompression of data files - but not executables - via encapsulation of GLibC calls.