How To Install libzc4 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc4 on Ubuntu 20.04. libzc4 is fast password cracking library for zip archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc4 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libzc4

libzc4 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 libzc4 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 libzc4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzc4

Install libzc4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzc4

Install libzc4 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 libzc4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzc4

How To Uninstall libzc4 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libzc4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzc4

Uninstall libzc4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzc4

Remove libzc4 Configurations and Data

To remove libzc4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzc4

Remove libzc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzc4

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.