How To Install lzd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lzd on Debian 10.
What is lzd
lzd 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. Lzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip and compresses better than bzip2, which makes it well suited for software distribution and data archiving.
Lzd is a very simplified decompressor for lzip files with an educational purpose. Studying its source is a good first step to understand how lzip works.
There are three methods to install lzd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lzd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lzd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lzd
Install lzd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lzd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lzd
Install lzd 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 lzd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lzd
How To Uninstall lzd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lzd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lzd
Uninstall lzd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lzd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lzd
Remove lzd Configurations and Data
To remove lzd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lzd
Remove lzd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lzd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lzd
Dependencies
lzd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lzd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.