How To Install libzstd1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd1 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libzstd1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzstd1

How To Uninstall libzstd1 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzstd1

Remove libzstd1 Configurations and Data

To remove libzstd1 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• libzstd1 website

Summary

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