How To Install libzstd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libzstd-dev
libzstd-dev is:
Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.
This package contains the headers and static library.
Package: libzstd-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.4+dfsg-3 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: libzstd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 1079 Depends: libzstd1 (= 1.4.4+dfsg-3) Filename: pool/main/libz/libzstd/libzstd-dev_1.4.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb Size: 286548 MD5sum: 9333683c9e41f9b246c3c8329b9de413 SHA1: d78745340bb37542389976510a0f6da9fd4c66f3 SHA256: 7ce88993fae245036cbddf3ee8858980d94819e9be378a82f234a0748103eeeb Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/zstd Description-en: fast lossless compression algorithm – development files Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.
This package contains the headers and static library.
There are three methods to install libzstd-dev 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 libzstd-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 libzstd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzstd-dev
Install libzstd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzstd-dev
Install libzstd-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzstd-dev
How To Uninstall libzstd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libzstd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzstd-dev
Uninstall libzstd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzstd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzstd-dev
Remove libzstd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzstd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzstd-dev
Remove libzstd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzstd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzstd-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
