How To Install libzstd1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd1 on Debian 11. libzstd1 is fast lossless compression algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd1 on Debian 11.

What is libzstd1

libzstd1 is:

Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libzstd1 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 libzstd1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzstd1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzstd1

Install libzstd1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzstd1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzstd1

Install libzstd1 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 libzstd1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzstd1

How To Uninstall libzstd1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libzstd1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzstd1

Uninstall libzstd1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzstd1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzstd1

Remove libzstd1 Configurations and Data

To remove libzstd1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzstd1

Remove libzstd1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzstd1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzstd1

Dependencies

libzstd1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.