How To Install pdlzip-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdlzip-dbg on Debian 9. pdlzip-dbg is data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (simple version; debug)

Introduction

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

What is pdlzip-dbg

pdlzip-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.

This package contains the debugging symbols of the simpler implementation.

There are three methods to install pdlzip-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 pdlzip-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 pdlzip-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pdlzip-dbg

Install pdlzip-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdlzip-dbg

Install pdlzip-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 pdlzip-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdlzip-dbg

How To Uninstall pdlzip-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pdlzip-dbg

Uninstall pdlzip-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdlzip-dbg

Remove pdlzip-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdlzip-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

pdlzip-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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