How To Install libsnappy1v5 on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnappy1v5 on Debian 11.

What is libsnappy1v5

libsnappy1v5 is:

Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression.

For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger. On a single core of a Core i7 processor in 64-bit mode, Snappy compresses at about 250 MB/sec or more and decompresses at about 500 MB/sec or more.

There are three methods to install libsnappy1v5 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 libsnappy1v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsnappy1v5

Install libsnappy1v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy1v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsnappy1v5

Install libsnappy1v5 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 libsnappy1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsnappy1v5

How To Uninstall libsnappy1v5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsnappy1v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsnappy1v5

Uninstall libsnappy1v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsnappy1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnappy1v5

Remove libsnappy1v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsnappy1v5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnappy1v5

Remove libsnappy1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsnappy1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnappy1v5

Dependencies

libsnappy1v5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libsnappy1v5 website
• libsnappy1v5 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnappy1v5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.