How To Install zlibc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlibc on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is zlibc
zlibc is:
Zlibc is a preloadable shared library that allows executables to uncompress the data files that they need on the fly. No kernel patch, no recompilation of these executables and no recompilation of the libraries is needed.
There are three methods to install zlibc 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 zlibc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zlibc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zlibc
Install zlibc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zlibc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zlibc
Install zlibc 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 zlibc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zlibc
How To Uninstall zlibc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the zlibc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zlibc
Uninstall zlibc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zlibc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zlibc
Remove zlibc Configurations and Data
To remove zlibc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zlibc
Remove zlibc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zlibc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zlibc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlibc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
