How to Install and Uninstall ncompress Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "ncompress" package

This tutorial shows how to install ncompress on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ncompress on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: ncompress
Version: 4.2.4.6-4
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Kenneth J. Pronovici
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
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_4.2.4.6-4_amd64.deb
Size: 28192
MD5sum: de91f99f093566d619e272054a22068e
SHA256: 4acf12efb9a5036c5fc7c8c40552d5fb00b5ce70535035d267c74f7cb025c349