How To Install zlib1g-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zlib1g-dbg
zlib1g-dbg is:
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes debugging symbols for use when debugging applications which use zlib.
There are three methods to install zlib1g-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zlib1g-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 zlib1g-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g-dbg
Install zlib1g-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zlib1g-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zlib1g-dbg
Install zlib1g-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install zlib1g-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zlib1g-dbg
How To Uninstall zlib1g-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zlib1g-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zlib1g-dbg
Uninstall zlib1g-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zlib1g-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zlib1g-dbg
Remove zlib1g-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove zlib1g-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zlib1g-dbg
Remove zlib1g-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zlib1g-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zlib1g-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
