How to Install and Uninstall gzip Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gzip" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gzip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Learn how to uninstall gzip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gzip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6-5ubuntu1.2
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 231
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: less
Filename: pool/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.6-5ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 90316
MD5sum: b43bc49a1bdb302bc1718fe72a5dbf0d
SHA1: f2570dc79ae7aa4753c8ab94aa30cc48166e6509
SHA256: 322f7a25fb281d27526661f672efec1b4e310c4140730a67aa26b59b98950ae3
SHA512: 67cba64d9257babfd30c42689756208f7b1eca5ac30738a59129d3f290617afe4297bed5b7a90048d308c73f5be6c51a8e12403cd86fefd66098cec7e5ba76db
Description: GNU compression utilities
Description-md5: 100720c9e2c6508f1a1f3731537b38e5
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: gzip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6-5ubuntu1
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 229
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: less
Filename: pool/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.6-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 89806
MD5sum: 737431a06b75315017dc6e839d6f6669
SHA1: f51e51bbf4939b04e79e3ffe7aaca964ccac9b85
SHA256: 8fedf4bd27fc3f5d7b2fe3f1412e9221fbc36c47d60376fc13cf9e9d693a6557
Description: GNU compression utilities
Description-md5: 100720c9e2c6508f1a1f3731537b38e5
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y