How To Install lunzip on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lunzip on Kali Linux. lunzip is data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm (decompressor)

Introduction

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

What is lunzip

lunzip 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 decompressor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lunzip

Install lunzip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lunzip

Install lunzip 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 lunzip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lunzip

How To Uninstall lunzip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lunzip

Uninstall lunzip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lunzip

Remove lunzip Configurations and Data

To remove lunzip configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lunzip

Remove lunzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lunzip

Dependencies

lunzip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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