How to Install Zip on Ubuntu Server

When working with an Ubuntu Server, there may come a time where you need to compress files to save space or to transfer them more easily to another machine.

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Below are instructions on how to install the Zip utility on an Ubuntu Server, along with examples on how to use it.

Pre-Requisites

• An Ubuntu Server
• Access to the terminal

Installing Zip Utility

1. Open the terminal on your Ubuntu server.
2. Update the package list for the latest version of the repository listings:

   sudo apt update

3. Install Zip with the following command:

   sudo apt install zip

Using Zip Utility

• Zipping a Single File:

  zip archive_name.zip file.txt

• Zipping Multiple Files:

  zip archive_name.zip file1.txt file2.txt

• Zipping a Directory (non-recursive):

  zip -r archive_name.zip directory_name

• Zipping a Directory (recursive):

  zip -r archive_name.zip directory_name/*