How to Install and Uninstall libz-mingw-w64 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "libz-mingw-w64" package

This is a short guide on how to install libz-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libz-mingw-w64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libz-mingw-w64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libz-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libz-mingw-w64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libz-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libz-mingw-w64
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 227
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.8+dfsg-2
Filename: pool/universe/libz/libz-mingw-w64/libz-mingw-w64_1.2.8+dfsg-2_all.deb
Size: 86904
MD5sum: 5e49701f1eac44ab98a9e10546fc95c5
SHA1: ea1bf1180646a4dc9d30f62033b4bac1716abbaa
SHA256: 03fb54479e2d01a28815a43c3d442d65ee99c76745a101e6fe0f1ddbb9a66b09
Description-en: compression library - Windows runtime
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found
in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the DLLs for 32- and 64-bit
Windows.
Description-md5: 38d87a492ddc32dba5291aed19a5bfe1
Homepage: http://zlib.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu