How To Install libz-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libz-mingw-w64
How To Uninstall libz-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libz-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
