How To Install zip 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 zip on Ubuntu.
What is zip
zip is:
This is InfoZIP’s zip program. It produces files that are fully compatible with the popular PKZIP program; however, the command line options are not identical. In other words, the end result is the same, but the methods differ. :-)
This version supports encryption.
There are three methods to install zip 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 zip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zip
Install zip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zip
Install zip 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 zip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zip
How To Uninstall zip on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zip
Uninstall zip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zip
Remove zip Configurations and Data
To remove zip configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zip
Remove zip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zip
Dependencies
zip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zip package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.