How To Install zip on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install zip

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is zip and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install zip on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install zip using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install zip using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zip

Install zip using apt

Because zip is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install zip using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zip

Install zip using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install zip by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zip

How to upgrade (update) a single package zip using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the zip, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install zip

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install zip

How To Uninstall zip from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the zip package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zip

Uninstall zip and all its dependencies

To uninstall zip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zip

Remove zip with all configurations and data

To remove zip configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zip

Remove zip completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to zip package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zip

Extra info and code examples

• Package and compress a directory and its contents, [r]ecursively:
  zip -r compressed.zip /path/to/dir
• E[x]clude unwanted files from being added to the compressed archive:
  zip -r compressed.zip path/to/dir -x path/to/exclude
• Archive a directory and its contents with the highest level [9] of compression:
  zip -r -9 compressed.zip /path/to/dir
• Package and compress multiple directories and files:
  zip -r compressed.zip /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2 /path/to/file
• Create an encrypted archive (user will be prompted for a password):
  zip -e -r compressed.zip path/to/dir
• Add files to an existing zip file:
  zip compressed.zip path/to/file
• Delete files from an existing zip file:
  zip -d compressed.zip "foo/*.tmp"
• Archive a directory and its contents to a multi-part [s]plit zip file (e.g. 3GB parts):
  zip -r -s 3g compressed.zip path/to/dir

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install zip using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the zip from Ubuntu 22.04.

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