How To Install lzd-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lzd-dbg on Debian 9. lzd-dbg is Educational, lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lzd-dbg on Debian 9.

What is lzd-dbg

lzd-dbg is:

Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm, with very safe integrity checking and a user interface similar to the one of gzip or bzip2. Lzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip and compresses better than bzip2, which makes it well suited for software distribution and data archiving.

Lzd is a very simplified decompressor for lzip files with an educational purpose. Studying its source is a good first step to understand how lzip works.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lzd-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lzd-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lzd-dbg

Install lzd-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lzd-dbg

Install lzd-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install lzd-dbg

How To Uninstall lzd-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lzd-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lzd-dbg

Uninstall lzd-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lzd-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lzd-dbg

Remove lzd-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove lzd-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lzd-dbg

Remove lzd-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lzd-dbg

Dependencies

lzd-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lzd-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.