How To Install lib32z1-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev on Debian 9. lib32z1-dev is compression library - 32 bit - DO NOT USE EXCEPT FOR PACKAGING

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev on Debian 9.

What is lib32z1-dev

lib32z1-dev is:

zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the development support files for building 32 bit applications.

This package should ONLY be used for building packages, users who do not need to build packages should use multiarch to install the relevant runtime.

There are three methods to install lib32z1-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lib32z1-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32z1-dev

Install lib32z1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32z1-dev

Install lib32z1-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32z1-dev

How To Uninstall lib32z1-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lib32z1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32z1-dev

Uninstall lib32z1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32z1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32z1-dev

Remove lib32z1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lib32z1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32z1-dev

Remove lib32z1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32z1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32z1-dev

Dependencies

lib32z1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.