How to Install and Uninstall gzip Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gzip" package

This is a short guide on how to install gzip on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gzip on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gzip
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gzip package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: gzip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.12-1ubuntu2
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 244
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: less
Conflicts: zutils (<< 1.12-3.1~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.12-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 98782
MD5sum: 048ef99ddccbc5931efef27987353bbf
SHA1: 58982d159ee0d9d73baf901da591a84ebd84bb49
SHA256: 7e09c381fbbf582701993976c4f66d65d71573e04aa5401ee08d13413b61cb9d
SHA512: b787fd86a11eb50241166a793d847e4cf4dd5e9198c605feb9c121eea0d9ddc7349e50b3d71ef1a27f1d86a14253fe150635f49d56e361eca15c075fec7087d8
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
Description: GNU compression utilities
Description-md5: 100720c9e2c6508f1a1f3731537b38e5
Task: minimal