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Quick installation of zlib1g-dev:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: zlib1g-dev
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev
Package Details | |
| Package: | zlib1g-dev |
| Version: | 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3ubuntu4 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://zlib.net/ |
| Description: | compression library - development zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the development support files. Multi-Arch: same Homepage: http://zlib.net/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | libdevel |
How to install zlib1g-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
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 zlib1g-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L zlib1g-dev' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L zlib1g-dev Package `zlib1g-dev' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing zlib1g-dev:
After system update use the following command to install zlib1g-dev:
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev
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.
How to uninstall/remove zlib1g-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the zlib1g-dev 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 zlib1g-dev following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove zlib1g-dev
Following command is used to remove the zlib1g-dev package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove zlib1g-dev
This will remove zlib1g-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing zlib1g-dev with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge zlib1g-dev
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove zlib1g-dev
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with zlib1g-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
