How To Install zstd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 zstd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zstd

How To Uninstall zstd on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zstd

Remove zstd Configurations and Data

To remove zstd configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• liblz4-1
• liblzma5
• libstdc++6
• zlib1g

References

• zstd website

Summary

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