How to Install and Uninstall pigz Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "pigz" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pigz on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall pigz on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pigz
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 170
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pigz/pigz_2.3.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 61090
MD5sum: 0bcbbf5b681731be5d24b96d65aac602
SHA1: e3f02ed9949ab729ee012a2621cf9665380c1fe8
SHA256: 9e57a5aab10ebb148b63ceaff45a7f06b1fa2456eb6914490e1aa7c63ff01d64
Description-en: Parallel Implementation of GZip
pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional
replacement for gzip that takes advantage of multiple processors and multiple
cores when compressing data.
Description-md5: fd286a4db2d19ea76a5ee0f4ee8ce912
Homepage: http://zlib.net/pigz/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu