How To Install libgnatcoll-zlib1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll-zlib1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgnatcoll-zlib1 is GNATColl, general purpose Ada library (zlib runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll-zlib1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgnatcoll-zlib1

libgnatcoll-zlib1 is:

The GNAT Component Collection deals with: module tracing, efficient file IO, static string searching (Boyer-Moore), e-mails and mailboxes, Ravenscar tasking profiles, storage pools, JSON, logging, shell scripting. Components relying on external dependencies are distributed in separate packages.

This package contains the runtime shared library for the zlib binding.

There are three methods to install libgnatcoll-zlib1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnatcoll-zlib1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll-zlib1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatcoll-zlib1

Install libgnatcoll-zlib1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll-zlib1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatcoll-zlib1

Install libgnatcoll-zlib1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll-zlib1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatcoll-zlib1

How To Uninstall libgnatcoll-zlib1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgnatcoll-zlib1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatcoll-zlib1

Uninstall libgnatcoll-zlib1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatcoll-zlib1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatcoll-zlib1

Remove libgnatcoll-zlib1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatcoll-zlib1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatcoll-zlib1

Remove libgnatcoll-zlib1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatcoll-zlib1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatcoll-zlib1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll-zlib1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.