How To Install kdiff3-qt on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiff3-qt on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kdiff3-qt
kdiff3-qt is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
This version of KDiff3 was stripped-down so it didn’t depend on the KDE libraries. It is replaced by the full-featured version of the program, “kdiff3”.
There are three methods to install kdiff3-qt on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kdiff3-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kdiff3-qt
Install kdiff3-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kdiff3-qt
Install kdiff3-qt 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kdiff3-qt
How To Uninstall kdiff3-qt on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kdiff3-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kdiff3-qt
Uninstall kdiff3-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kdiff3-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdiff3-qt
Remove kdiff3-qt Configurations and Data
To remove kdiff3-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kdiff3-qt
Remove kdiff3-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kdiff3-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdiff3-qt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiff3-qt package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
