How To Install zlib1g on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g on Kali Linux.

What is zlib1g

zlib1g is:

zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the shared library.

There are three methods to install zlib1g 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 zlib1g 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g

Install zlib1g Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zlib1g using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zlib1g

Install zlib1g 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 zlib1g using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zlib1g

How To Uninstall zlib1g on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zlib1g package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zlib1g

Uninstall zlib1g And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zlib1g and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zlib1g

Remove zlib1g Configurations and Data

To remove zlib1g configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zlib1g

Remove zlib1g configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zlib1g configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zlib1g

Dependencies

zlib1g have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• zlib1g website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib1g package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.