How to Install and Uninstall libz-mingw-w64 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "libz-mingw-w64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libz-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libz-mingw-w64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libz-mingw-w64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libz-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libz-mingw-w64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libz-mingw-w64 package on Kali Linux

Package: libz-mingw-w64
Version: 1.3.1+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Size: 153916
SHA256: 7ecb92764fac2e69df19351c64ffef51aacc0239f990dce9350582f7c7abf6ce
SHA1: 3c957e8d7f01b2d86921b454b7344fc281df56b5
MD5sum: 06704308ee70ff6ed989986ef077ce6f
Description: compression library - Windows runtime
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found
in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the DLLs for 32- and 64-bit
Windows.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://zlib.net/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libz/libz-mingw-w64/libz-mingw-w64_1.3.1+dfsg-1_all.deb