How to Install bzip2 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install bzip2 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

bzip2 software package provides high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install bzip2 

bzip2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the bzip2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bzip2 *

You will get with bzip2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

bzip2 package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Utilities
Package bzip2
Version 1.0.6-4
Description high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bzip2 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?