How To Install libsz2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsz2 on Kali Linux. libsz2 is Adaptive Entropy Coding library - SZIP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsz2 on Kali Linux.

What is libsz2

libsz2 is:

Libaec provides fast lossless compression of 1 up to 32 bit wide signed or unsigned integers (samples). Libaec implements Golomb Rice coding as defined in the Space Data System Standard documents 121.0-B-2 [1] and 120.0-G-2[2].

This package provides a free drop-in replacement for the SZIP compression library.

There are three methods to install libsz2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsz2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsz2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsz2

Install libsz2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsz2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsz2

Install libsz2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsz2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsz2

How To Uninstall libsz2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsz2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsz2

Uninstall libsz2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsz2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsz2

Remove libsz2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsz2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsz2

Remove libsz2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsz2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsz2

Dependencies

libsz2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsz2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.