How to Install and Uninstall pigz Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "pigz" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pigz on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall pigz on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pigz
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pigz package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: pigz
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 158
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pigz/pigz_2.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 63592
MD5sum: a19c0781fc3bbbe2c02d8645d544600f
SHA1: 2d309b8d9d3e090203c31aead546643349add4d1
SHA256: 2e35953ebac91f247455ecd91cd97eef984708356eb33689a050dced0b7172be
SHA512: 7631e5a45027d5025b216c1b104127cd787924f19fe27767f4016e5f8dd82c75d8e666219b95bcd5d7dee17e35c089280a1e7df93e54d55c49bf02f1ab93a991
Homepage: http://zlib.net/pigz/
Description: Parallel Implementation of GZip
Description-md5: fd286a4db2d19ea76a5ee0f4ee8ce912