How To Install lib32z1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. lib32z1-dev is compression library - 32 bit development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lib32z1-dev

lib32z1-dev is:

zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the development support files for building 32 bit applications.

There are three methods to install lib32z1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lib32z1-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32z1-dev

Install lib32z1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32z1-dev

Install lib32z1-dev 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 lib32z1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32z1-dev

How To Uninstall lib32z1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lib32z1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32z1-dev

Uninstall lib32z1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32z1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32z1-dev

Remove lib32z1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lib32z1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32z1-dev

Remove lib32z1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32z1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32z1-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.