How To Install lunzip-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lunzip-dbg on Debian 9. lunzip-dbg is data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lunzip-dbg on Debian 9.

What is lunzip-dbg

lunzip-dbg is:

Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm, with very safe integrity checking and a user interface similar to the one of gzip or bzip2.

This package contains the debugging symbols for the decompressor.

There are three methods to install lunzip-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lunzip-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lunzip-dbg

Install lunzip-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lunzip-dbg

Install lunzip-dbg 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 lunzip-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lunzip-dbg

How To Uninstall lunzip-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lunzip-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lunzip-dbg

Uninstall lunzip-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lunzip-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lunzip-dbg

Remove lunzip-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove lunzip-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lunzip-dbg

Remove lunzip-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lunzip-dbg

Dependencies

lunzip-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lunzip-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.