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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "zip" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall zip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 zip package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: zip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0-11build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 623
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: unzip
Filename: pool/main/z/zip/zip_3.0-11build1_amd64.deb
Size: 167182
MD5sum: 59d9a848586c8be70c266b3eeadda32f
SHA1: dd7dfe29684c353736a386813cfe1196712d1bdc
SHA256: 800a02ee081bc8cedafe6b0a3da1193de3e0c281ae1e7a04b091db01cd301d92
Homepage: http://www.info-zip.org/Zip.html
Description: Archiver for .zip files
Description-md5: 581928d34d669e63c353cd694bd040b0
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y