How To Install dictzip on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictzip on Debian 9.
What is dictzip
dictzip is:
This package provides a utility to compress dictionary databases with the LZ77 algorithm in a manner which is completely compatible with gzip(1), but using an extension that allows for random access to chunks of about 57kB without the overhead of decompressing the entire file.
This package also includes dictunzip, to decompress dictzipped files, and dictzcat, for viewing dictzipped files.
There are three methods to install dictzip 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 dictzip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dictzip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dictzip
Install dictzip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dictzip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dictzip
Install dictzip 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 dictzip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dictzip
How To Uninstall dictzip on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dictzip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dictzip
Uninstall dictzip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dictzip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictzip
Remove dictzip Configurations and Data
To remove dictzip configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dictzip
Remove dictzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dictzip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictzip
Dependencies
dictzip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictzip package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.