How To Install gztool on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gztool on Ubuntu.
What is gztool
gztool is:
gztool indexes gzip-compressed files, allowing them to be accessed randomly (instead of from the beginning). It can index existing files, which takes as much time as decompressing the file entirely; it can also compress and decompress files itself, creating optimised indexes as it goes.
Other features include:
- watch and index a gzip-compressed file as it is created;
- partially extract a gzip-compressed file;
- tail a gzip-compressed file (including follow mode).
There are three methods to install gztool on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gztool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gztool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gztool
Install gztool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gztool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gztool
Install gztool 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 gztool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gztool
How To Uninstall gztool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gztool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gztool
Uninstall gztool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gztool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gztool
Remove gztool Configurations and Data
To remove gztool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gztool
Remove gztool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gztool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gztool
Dependencies
gztool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gztool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.