How to Install and Uninstall ncompress Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ncompress on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ncompress" package

This tutorial shows how to install ncompress on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ncompress
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ncompress" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ncompress on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ncompress
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ncompress package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ncompress
Version: 4.2.4.6-6
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Kenneth J. Pronovici
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: original Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs
Description-md5: 0ba9f83ea053a8a1ec85bffba60c176f
Homepage: https://github.com/vapier/ncompress
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncompress/ncompress_4.2.4.6-6_amd64.deb
Size: 28268
MD5sum: 1738fe86c0b36c61341e55eadadf386a
SHA256: ded7555cb7994a9986e894d49e95da450ef766b0a5ee2b796ed5746e18b8029e