How To Install libzstd-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libzstd-dev
libzstd-dev is:
Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.
This package contains the headers and static library.
There are three methods to install libzstd-dev 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 libzstd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzstd-dev
Install libzstd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzstd-dev
Install libzstd-dev 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 libzstd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzstd-dev
How To Uninstall libzstd-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libzstd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzstd-dev
Uninstall libzstd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzstd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzstd-dev
Remove libzstd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzstd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzstd-dev
Remove libzstd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzstd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzstd-dev
Dependencies
libzstd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.