How To Install lib32z1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1 on Ubuntu 22.04. lib32z1 is compression library - 32 bit runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lib32z1

lib32z1 is:

zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes a 32 bit version of the shared library.

There are three methods to install lib32z1 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 lib32z1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32z1

Install lib32z1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32z1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32z1

Install lib32z1 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 lib32z1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32z1

How To Uninstall lib32z1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lib32z1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32z1

Uninstall lib32z1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32z1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32z1

Remove lib32z1 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32z1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32z1

Remove lib32z1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32z1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32z1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32z1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.