How To Install pdlzip on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdlzip on Debian 11.
What is pdlzip
pdlzip 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.
This package contains a simpler implementation, put into the public domain.
There are three methods to install pdlzip 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 pdlzip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdlzip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdlzip
Install pdlzip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdlzip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdlzip
Install pdlzip 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 pdlzip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdlzip
How To Uninstall pdlzip on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pdlzip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdlzip
Uninstall pdlzip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdlzip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdlzip
Remove pdlzip Configurations and Data
To remove pdlzip configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdlzip
Remove pdlzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdlzip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdlzip
Dependencies
pdlzip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdlzip package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.