How To Install zutils-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zutils-dbg on Debian 9.
What is zutils-dbg
zutils-dbg is:
Zutils is a collection of utilities for dealing with any combination of compressed and non-compressed files transparently. Currently the supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip, and xz.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install zutils-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 zutils-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 zutils-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zutils-dbg
Install zutils-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zutils-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zutils-dbg
Install zutils-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 zutils-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zutils-dbg
How To Uninstall zutils-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the zutils-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zutils-dbg
Uninstall zutils-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zutils-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zutils-dbg
Remove zutils-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove zutils-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zutils-dbg
Remove zutils-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zutils-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zutils-dbg
Dependencies
zutils-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zutils-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
