How To Install libdeflate0 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdeflate0 on Debian 11.
What is libdeflate0
libdeflate0 is:
The supported formats are:
- DEFLATE (raw)
- zlib (a.k.a. DEFLATE with a zlib wrapper)
- gzip (a.k.a. DEFLATE with a gzip wrapper)
libdeflate is heavily optimized. It is significantly faster than the zlib library, both for compression and decompression, and especially on x86 processors. In addition, libdeflate provides optional high compression modes that provide a better compression ratio than the zlib’s “level 9”.
There are three methods to install libdeflate0 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 libdeflate0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdeflate0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdeflate0
Install libdeflate0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdeflate0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdeflate0
Install libdeflate0 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 libdeflate0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdeflate0
How To Uninstall libdeflate0 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdeflate0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdeflate0
Uninstall libdeflate0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdeflate0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdeflate0
Remove libdeflate0 Configurations and Data
To remove libdeflate0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdeflate0
Remove libdeflate0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdeflate0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdeflate0
Dependencies
libdeflate0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdeflate0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.