How To Install libzc3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libzc3 is fast password cracking library for zip archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzc3

libzc3 is:

libzc is a fast, portable and high-quality zip password cracking library. It is entirely written in C and uses POSIX threads for faster password recovery. A command line utility, yazc, also comes with the library as the default client.

There are three methods to install libzc3 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libzc3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzc3

Install libzc3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzc3

Install libzc3 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 libzc3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzc3

How To Uninstall libzc3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzc3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzc3

Uninstall libzc3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzc3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzc3

Remove libzc3 Configurations and Data

To remove libzc3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzc3

Remove libzc3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzc3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzc3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.