How To Install dwz on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwz on Ubuntu 20.04. dwz is DWARF compression tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwz on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dwz

dwz is:

DWARF optimizer and duplication removal utility.

There are three methods to install dwz on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dwz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dwz

Install dwz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dwz

Install dwz 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 dwz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dwz

How To Uninstall dwz on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove dwz

Uninstall dwz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dwz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dwz

Remove dwz Configurations and Data

To remove dwz configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dwz

Remove dwz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dwz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwz package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.