How To Install zlib-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-gst on Ubuntu 18.04. zlib-gst is Zlib bindings for GNU Smalltalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is zlib-gst

zlib-gst is:

This package contains the Zlib bindings for GNU Smalltalk.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install zlib-gst on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zlib-gst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zlib-gst

Install zlib-gst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zlib-gst

Install zlib-gst 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zlib-gst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zlib-gst

How To Uninstall zlib-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the zlib-gst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zlib-gst

Uninstall zlib-gst And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zlib-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zlib-gst

Remove zlib-gst Configurations and Data

To remove zlib-gst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zlib-gst

Remove zlib-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zlib-gst

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-gst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.