How To Install lrzsz on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz on Ubuntu 22.04. lrzsz is Tools for zmodem/xmodem/ymodem file transfer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lrzsz

lrzsz is:

Lrzsz is a cosmetically modified zmodem/ymodem/xmodem package built from the public-domain version of Chuck Forsberg’s rzsz package.

These programs use error correcting protocols ({z,x,y}modem) to send (sz, sx, sb) and receive (rz, rx, rb) files over a dial-in serial port from a variety of programs running under various operating systems.

There are three methods to install lrzsz on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lrzsz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lrzsz

Install lrzsz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lrzsz

Install lrzsz 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 lrzsz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lrzsz

How To Uninstall lrzsz on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove lrzsz

Uninstall lrzsz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lrzsz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lrzsz

Remove lrzsz Configurations and Data

To remove lrzsz configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lrzsz

Remove lrzsz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lrzsz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.