How To Install libzip5 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip5 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libzip5
libzip5 is:
libzip is a C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives. Files can be added from data buffers, files, or compressed data copied directly from other zip archives. Changes made without closing the archive can be reverted.
This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the libzip library. Task: kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
There are three methods to install libzip5 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 libzip5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzip5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzip5
Install libzip5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzip5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzip5
Install libzip5 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 libzip5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzip5
How To Uninstall libzip5 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libzip5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzip5
Uninstall libzip5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzip5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzip5
Remove libzip5 Configurations and Data
To remove libzip5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzip5
Remove libzip5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzip5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzip5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
