How To Install zstd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zstd on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zstd
Remove zstd Configurations and Data
To remove zstd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zstd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
