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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "pigz" package

This tutorial shows how to install pigz on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pigz on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: pigz
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 253
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pigz/pigz_2.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 57448
MD5sum: fba6d47291a4bf29fa0b6c5a1986bc43
SHA1: a2bbfc0d858222e8b7bbea83574b29a7247c3f17
SHA256: b47ce1682f12b0af5780eeb3718b104cea6d71c78aa4918e36d277a63aad926f
Homepage: http://zlib.net/pigz/
Description: Parallel Implementation of GZip
Description-md5: fd286a4db2d19ea76a5ee0f4ee8ce912