How to Install and Uninstall zlib1g-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "zlib1g-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install zlib1g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "zlib1g-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall zlib1g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 zlib1g-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: zlib1g-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1.5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: zlib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 593
Provides: libz-dev
Depends: zlib1g (= 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1.5), libc6-dev | libc-dev
Conflicts: zlib1-dev
Filename: pool/main/z/zlib/zlib1g-dev_1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 155496
MD5sum: fd511f597148a149e6daa0f849a12a78
SHA1: 8f1ccdd11f87fb3bc99eeee72903e44e72d96d5c
SHA256: bb036b14668f13c372937073926d43fec6129ae73d66c7e19b2e87595b1567d8
SHA512: 2f522d8c13dd4817de0133e7c541874892438a4e895e4e817b7cd7bff406cf2bcb37bfcbdd4849a1dcbf185f8992fdda539c4061eec72ad8d40317ebfcb169b7
Homepage: http://zlib.net/
Description: compression library - development
Description-md5: d7f4e8a626131fc83c643c5d59096290

Package: zlib1g-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: zlib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 591
Provides: libz-dev
Depends: zlib1g (= 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1), libc6-dev | libc-dev
Conflicts: zlib1-dev
Filename: pool/main/z/zlib/zlib1g-dev_1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 155508
MD5sum: ca109b69a7306ba3b1a7ea5af4c9ac68
SHA1: 9be45e4b341e77d5d7e3e7b3e85bb60710467efe
SHA256: 9cd69c847d7b12bd9cb2c58afe8bd17fb3973361716af71eb45c0f2b6d7e6884
Homepage: http://zlib.net/
Description: compression library - development
Description-md5: d7f4e8a626131fc83c643c5d59096290