How To Install pigz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pigz on Kali Linux. pigz is Parallel Implementation of GZip

Introduction

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

What is pigz

pigz is:

pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional replacement for gzip that takes advantage of multiple processors and multiple cores when compressing data.

There are three methods to install pigz 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 pigz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pigz

Install pigz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pigz

Install pigz 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 pigz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pigz

How To Uninstall pigz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pigz

Uninstall pigz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pigz

Remove pigz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pigz

Remove pigz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pigz

Dependencies

pigz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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