How To Install pigz 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 pigz on Ubuntu.
What is pigz
pigz is:
pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional replacement for gzip that takes advantage of multiple processors and multiple cores when compressing data.
There are three methods to install pigz 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 pigz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pigz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pigz
Install pigz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pigz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pigz
Install pigz 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 pigz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pigz
How To Uninstall pigz on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pigz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pigz
Uninstall pigz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pigz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pigz
Remove pigz Configurations and Data
To remove pigz configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pigz
Remove pigz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pigz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pigz
Dependencies
pigz have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pigz package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.