Learn how to install gzip with the command sudo apt-get install gzip on Ubuntus.
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Quick installation of gzip Essential: yes:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gzip Essential: yes
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gzip Essential: yes
Package Details | |
Package: | gzip Essential: yes |
Version: | 1.4-1ubuntu2 |
Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
Home page: | |
Description: | GNU compression utilities This package provides the standard GNU file compression utilities, which are also the default compression tools for Debian. They typically operate on files with names ending in '.gz', but can also decompress files ending in '.Z' created with 'compress'. |
Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Release: | |
Repo/Section: | utils |
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gzip Essential: yes is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gzip Essential: yes' will give followin error.
Installing gzip Essential: yes:
After system update use the following command to install gzip Essential: yes:
sudo apt-get install gzip Essential: yes
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gzip Essential: yes from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gzip Essential: yes following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gzip Essential: yes
Following command is used to remove the gzip Essential: yes package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gzip Essential: yes
This will remove gzip Essential: yes and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gzip Essential: yes with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gzip Essential: yes
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gzip Essential: yes
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gzip Essential: yes package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.