How To Install zstd on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install zstd on Debian 11. zstd is fast lossless compression algorithm – CLI tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zstd on Debian 11.

What is zstd

zstd is:

Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.

This package contains the CLI program implementing zstd.

There are three methods to install zstd on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zstd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zstd

Install zstd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zstd

Install zstd 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 zstd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zstd

How To Uninstall zstd on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove zstd

Uninstall zstd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zstd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zstd

Remove zstd Configurations and Data

To remove zstd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zstd

Remove zstd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zstd

Dependencies

zstd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zstd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.