How To Install zipper.app on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install zipper.app on Debian 11. zipper.app is Archive manager for GNUstep

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zipper.app on Debian 11.

What is zipper.app

zipper.app is:

Zipper is a tool for extracting and viewing archive files for GNUstep. It provides the following features:

  • Decompression of Tar (.tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz), LHA (.lha, .lzx), RAR (.rar), ZIP (.zip), 7z (.7z, .7za), ZOO (.zoo), ACE (.ace) and ARJ (.arj) archives
  • Archive creation (.tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz, .lha, .zip, .7z/.7za and .zoo)
  • GNUstep “Create archive” service

There are three methods to install zipper.app on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zipper.app Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zipper.app using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zipper.app

Install zipper.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zipper.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zipper.app

Install zipper.app 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 zipper.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zipper.app

How To Uninstall zipper.app on Debian 11

To uninstall only the zipper.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zipper.app

Uninstall zipper.app And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zipper.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zipper.app

Remove zipper.app Configurations and Data

To remove zipper.app configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zipper.app

Remove zipper.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zipper.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zipper.app

Dependencies

zipper.app have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zipper.app package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.