8.6. Zlib-1.2.11

The Zlib package contains compression and decompression routines used by some programs.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 5.0 MB

8.6.1. Installation of Zlib

Prepare Zlib for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Remove an useless static library:

rm -fv /usr/lib/libz.a

Installed libraries: libz.so

libz

Contains compression and decompression functions used by some programs