How To Install libbz2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbz2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libbz2-dev is high-quality block-sorting file compressor library - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbz2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libbz2-dev

libbz2-dev is:

Static libraries and include files for the bzip2 compressor library.

bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, data compressor.

bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors.

The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its predecessor, bzip (.bz).

There are three methods to install libbz2-dev 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 libbz2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbz2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbz2-dev

Install libbz2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbz2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbz2-dev

Install libbz2-dev 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 libbz2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbz2-dev

How To Uninstall libbz2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libbz2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbz2-dev

Uninstall libbz2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbz2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbz2-dev

Remove libbz2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbz2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbz2-dev

Remove libbz2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbz2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbz2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbz2-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.