How to Install and Uninstall pixz Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "pixz" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install pixz on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pixz on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pixz
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pixz package on Kali Linux

Package: pixz
Version: 1.0.7-2
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Leon Marz
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.33), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Size: 21208
SHA256: 8b91523ca082ba77dd01c679b41d13d69611efc65fd15487f3570bbf58e492dc
SHA1: 0909b9ee0d230b17adca84504fd6587122385b3e
MD5sum: 0515968c1f1f0b9a7bf2c5775d01832f
Description: parallel, indexing XZ compressor/decompressor
Pixz is a multithreaded compressor/decompressor XZ fully compatible
with those provided by xz-utils and busybox. By default it adds
indexing information when compressing tar files that allows fast
listing and partial-archive extraction.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/vasi/pixz
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pixz/pixz_1.0.7-2_amd64.deb