How to Install 7zip on Debian 12

7zip is a popular compression tool used for extracting and creating `.7z`, `.zip`, `.tar`, and many other archive formats. It’s lightweight, fast, and fully available in Debian’s repositories. If you work with archives often, 7zip is a must-have utility on Debian 12.

Step 1: Update package index

Before installing any software, it’s recommended to refresh the local package list to avoid version issues:

sudo apt update

This ensures you install the latest compatible packages available from Debian 12 sources.

Step 2: Install 7zip core package

The main tool for handling .7z files is included in the p7zip-full package:

sudo apt install p7zip-full

This installs the 7z command-line tool and adds support for most common archive formats.

Step 3: Verify the installation

After installation, you can verify that 7zip is available by running: 7z

You should see the 7-Zip version info and a list of supported operations like a (add), x (extract), etc.