diff --git a/apt.spec b/apt.spec
index d80c9c1..38f3509 100644
--- a/apt.spec
+++ b/apt.spec
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ Patch101: apt-0.5.4cnc9-alt-getsrc-debug.patch
 Requires: libapt = %version-%release
 Requires: rpm >= 4.0.4-alt28, /etc/apt/pkgpriorities, apt-conf
 # for methods.
-Requires: bzip2, gzip, gnupg, alt-gpgkeys
+Requires: gzip, bzip2, xz
+Requires: gnupg, alt-gpgkeys
 
 # for autopoint.
 BuildPreReq: cvs
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ install -pm644 %SOURCE1 %buildroot%_sysconfdir/%name/
 # This is still needed.
 ln -sf rsh %buildroot%_libdir/%name/methods/ssh
 ln -sf gzip %buildroot%_libdir/%name/methods/bzip2
+ln -sf gzip %buildroot%_libdir/%name/methods/xz
 
 # Cleanup
 find %buildroot%_includedir -type f -name rpmshowprogress.h -delete -print
diff --git a/apt/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc b/apt/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
index 15ea22d..9701947 100644
--- a/apt/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
+++ b/apt/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgRepository *Repository,
 
    // Create the item
    // CNC:2002-07-03
-   Desc.URI = URI + _config->Find("Acquire::ComprExtension", ".bz2");
+   Desc.URI = URI + ".bz2";
    Desc.Description = URIDesc;
    Desc.Owner = this;
    Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgRepository *Repository,
 	    unlink(FinalFile.c_str());
 	    unlink(DestFile.c_str());
 	 }
+
+	 if (Repository->FindChecksums(RealURI + ".xz", Size, MD5Hash) == true)
+	    Desc.URI = URI + ".xz";
       }
       else if (Repository->IsAuthenticated() == true)
       {
@@ -360,11 +363,15 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long Size,string MD5,
    
    Decompression = true;
    DestFile += ".decomp";
+
    // CNC:2002-07-03
-   Desc.URI = "bzip2:" + FileName;
+   const char *prog = "bzip2";
+   if (flExtension(Desc.URI) == "xz")
+      prog = "xz";
+   Desc.URI = string(prog) + ":" + FileName;
    QueueURI(Desc);
    // CNC:2002-07-03
-   Mode = "bzip2";
+   Mode = prog;
 }
 									/*}}}*/