How To Install zlib1g-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g-dev on Debian 9.
What is zlib1g-dev
zlib1g-dev is:
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install zlib1g-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zlib1g-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zlib1g-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev
Install zlib1g-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zlib1g-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zlib1g-dev
Install zlib1g-dev 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 zlib1g-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zlib1g-dev
How To Uninstall zlib1g-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the zlib1g-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zlib1g-dev
Uninstall zlib1g-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zlib1g-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zlib1g-dev
Remove zlib1g-dev Configurations and Data
To remove zlib1g-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zlib1g-dev
Remove zlib1g-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zlib1g-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zlib1g-dev
Dependencies
zlib1g-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.