How To Install ziptool 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 ziptool on Ubuntu.
What is ziptool
ziptool is:
ziptool is a utility for working with zip archives. It can modify details of zip archives according to the commands given, including timestamps and other metadata about the included files.
There are three methods to install ziptool 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 ziptool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ziptool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ziptool
Install ziptool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ziptool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ziptool
Install ziptool 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 ziptool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ziptool
How To Uninstall ziptool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ziptool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ziptool
Uninstall ziptool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ziptool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ziptool
Remove ziptool Configurations and Data
To remove ziptool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ziptool
Remove ziptool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ziptool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ziptool
Dependencies
ziptool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ziptool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.