How To Install libz-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux.

What is libz-mingw-w64

libz-mingw-w64 is:

zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the DLLs for 32- and 64-bit Windows.

There are three methods to install libz-mingw-w64 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 libz-mingw-w64 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libz-mingw-w64

Install libz-mingw-w64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libz-mingw-w64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libz-mingw-w64

Install libz-mingw-w64 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 libz-mingw-w64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libz-mingw-w64

How To Uninstall libz-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libz-mingw-w64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libz-mingw-w64

Uninstall libz-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libz-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libz-mingw-w64

Remove libz-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data

To remove libz-mingw-w64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libz-mingw-w64

Remove libz-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libz-mingw-w64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libz-mingw-w64

Dependencies

libz-mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:

References

• libz-mingw-w64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.