How To Install lbzip2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lbzip2 on Debian 11.
What is lbzip2
lbzip2 is:
lbzip2 is an independent, multi-threaded implementation of bzip2. It is commonly the fastest SMP (and uniprocessor) bzip2 compressor and decompressor.
lbzip2 integrates nicely with GNU tar.
There are three methods to install lbzip2 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 lbzip2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lbzip2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lbzip2
Install lbzip2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lbzip2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lbzip2
Install lbzip2 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 lbzip2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lbzip2
How To Uninstall lbzip2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lbzip2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lbzip2
Uninstall lbzip2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lbzip2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lbzip2
Remove lbzip2 Configurations and Data
To remove lbzip2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lbzip2
Remove lbzip2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lbzip2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lbzip2
Dependencies
lbzip2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lbzip2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.