How To Install pdlzip on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 pdlzip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdlzip

How To Uninstall pdlzip on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdlzip

Remove pdlzip Configurations and Data

To remove pdlzip configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• pdlzip website

Summary

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