How To Install zutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zutils on Kali Linux. zutils is utilities for dealing with compressed files transparently

Introduction

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

What is zutils

zutils is:

Zutils is a collection of utilities for dealing with any combination of compressed and non-compressed files transparently. Currently the supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip, and xz.

There are three methods to install zutils 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 zutils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zutils

Install zutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zutils

Install zutils 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 zutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zutils

How To Uninstall zutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zutils

Uninstall zutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zutils

Remove zutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zutils

Remove zutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zutils

Dependencies

zutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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