How To Install libz-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libz-mingw-w64-dev
libz-mingw-w64-dev is:
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the development support files for 32- and 64-bit Windows.
There are three methods to install libz-mingw-w64-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 libz-mingw-w64-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 libz-mingw-w64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libz-mingw-w64-dev
Install libz-mingw-w64-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libz-mingw-w64-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libz-mingw-w64-dev
Install libz-mingw-w64-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 libz-mingw-w64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libz-mingw-w64-dev
How To Uninstall libz-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libz-mingw-w64-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libz-mingw-w64-dev
Uninstall libz-mingw-w64-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libz-mingw-w64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libz-mingw-w64-dev
Remove libz-mingw-w64-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libz-mingw-w64-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libz-mingw-w64-dev
Remove libz-mingw-w64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libz-mingw-w64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libz-mingw-w64-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
