How to Install and Uninstall zlib1g Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "zlib1g" package

Please follow the instructions below to install zlib1g on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zlib1g
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zlib1g" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall zlib1g on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zlib1g
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zlib1g package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: zlib1g
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: zlib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 156
Provides: libz1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Conflicts: zlib1 (<= 1:1.0.4-7)
Breaks: libxml2 (<< 2.7.6.dfsg-2), texlive-binaries (<< 2009-12)
Filename: pool/main/z/zlib/zlib1g_1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.3_amd64.deb
Size: 51170
MD5sum: d154a31d8232510776213a1f5e86f4f7
SHA1: b8e03302a8147782f6545d8275d3c11cae2c4862
SHA256: 7dc32cfa3794ee7e4ffc3698c1f7236a0b24704bc38185ef4aa5449f672bfb0f
SHA512: 577162040c1b89691ebcc4ebfee2e595719b7dd4b519ee42a70b92258fff824d97cb2a0f205b8f07560503af2330de7eca11ae974f7ec263d56e5b44aee058a0
Homepage: http://zlib.net/
Description-en: compression library - runtime
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found
in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the shared library.
Description-md5: 567f396aeeb2b2b63295099aed237057
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: zlib1g
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Architecture: amd64
Source: zlib
Version: 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4
Provides: libz1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Conflicts: zlib1 (<= 1:1.0.4-7)
Breaks: libxml2 (<< 2.7.6.dfsg-2), texlive-binaries (<< 2009-12)
Filename: pool/main/z/zlib/zlib1g_1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 51328
MD5sum: be8783c5c077aacbb1711fb7101b376f
SHA1: 06a05808f4f6e08eb71cef83154285c7efa4eca8
SHA256: b8be56e2589fec7d914801f85089e2f6f690044a072b53c0952ea562d9d7496e
Description-en: compression library - runtime
zlib is a library implementing the deflate compression method found
in gzip and PKZIP. This package includes the shared library.
Description-md5: 567f396aeeb2b2b63295099aed237057
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://zlib.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal