How to install bzip2 on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install bzip2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
Package Details | |
| Package: | bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign |
| Version: | 1.0.8-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://sourceware.org/bzip2/ |
| Description: | high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, data compressor. . bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. . The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its predecessor, bzip (.bz). |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | utils |
How to install bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign' will give followin error.
Installing bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign:
After system update use the following command to install bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign:
sudo apt-get install bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
Following command is used to remove the bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
This will remove bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with bzip2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.0.8-2 Multi-Arch: foreign package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.