How to Install and Uninstall zstd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "zstd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zstd on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall zstd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: zstd
Source: libzstd
Version: 1.5.5+dfsg2-2
Installed-Size: 2158
Maintainer: RPM packaging team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), liblz4-1 (>= 1.8.0), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libstdc++6 (>= 12), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Size: 716532
SHA256: f1b9bd7cfa4b6bff63e88f21b57bd1c0cacdc567ae53872bf8ead21a72557de8
SHA1: 893bed0e4ed164f4a49026deb2841904dc85c6ce
MD5sum: 2d2e4cba55adf39fcd6b21a9cd72d8ee
Description: fast lossless compression algorithm -- CLI tool
Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting
real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.
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This package contains the CLI program implementing zstd.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/zstd
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libz/libzstd/zstd_1.5.5+dfsg2-2_amd64.deb