How To Install zst on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zst on Debian 12.
What is zst
zst is:
This is an alternate tool for zstd compression, one that takes a lot less space than the official one. It also behaves in a way consistent with other Unix compressors: the level goes only up to 9, the original copy of the file is not kept, etc.
The executable can also replace gzip xz bzip2.
There are three methods to install zst on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zst
Install zst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zst
Install zst 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 zst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zst
How To Uninstall zst on Debian 12
To uninstall only the zst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zst
Uninstall zst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zst
Remove zst Configurations and Data
To remove zst configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zst
Remove zst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zst
Dependencies
zst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zst package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.