How to Install and Uninstall zstd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "zstd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install zstd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall zstd 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 zstd package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: zstd
Source: libzstd
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 1974
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.8+dfsg-2+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r127), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libstdc++6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/libz/libzstd/zstd_1.4.8+dfsg-2+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+4_amd64.deb
Size: 656748
MD5sum: 1a0eb1e9e2894a16b8ac73a4b1f4fdf3
SHA1: b24dee30be5f6757ae37b245656d562b39b6c4cd
SHA256: e27b78f427d7802a49efb1f779f12cd0822252d0695ed91da5456bf8cfbabeac
Description: fast lossless compression algorithm -- CLI tool
Description-md5: d2e4d40bb07cc70b5a32d3b4a9b5f53d

Package: zstd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.4+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: libzstd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1555
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r127), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libstdc++6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/libz/libzstd/zstd_1.4.4+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 343368
MD5sum: 0cf5b29e8a85c05c07a9286b411c3676
SHA1: b46570421be2c0f6d986d716ebed65c4a5dfd536
SHA256: 508bd86b6ddc5ee1ae7e6ecfcf86c6cdbde1256e2bf5aab35e44f585b6d19b8e
SHA512: c8130ad709e118bb2567992891826010d180855d01d25af39fc7a1bf0718f459eb22eaf2533801362c16b71e1a21866a2aa5dabe76a67b6f508afd3fd7274bca
Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/zstd
Description: fast lossless compression algorithm -- CLI tool
Description-md5: d2e4d40bb07cc70b5a32d3b4a9b5f53d

Package: zstd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.4+dfsg-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: libzstd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1555
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r127), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libstdc++6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/libz/libzstd/zstd_1.4.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb
Size: 343256
MD5sum: a6eee406b289f59b51b23fed1232a776
SHA1: c08fa816b4c16b3baf3bff714b922d8428a8cc2d
SHA256: fa2c41d144ab414c70fbbf176dcd7adbe77fc1cb0a060fc7eec8a09ec94cd1c7
Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/zstd
Description: fast lossless compression algorithm -- CLI tool
Description-md5: d2e4d40bb07cc70b5a32d3b4a9b5f53d