How To Install libjs-diff-match-patch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-diff-match-patch on Debian 9.
What is libjs-diff-match-patch
libjs-diff-match-patch is:
The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text.
The libraries are implemented in various high-level languages, this is the JavaScript implementation.
There are three methods to install libjs-diff-match-patch on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjs-diff-match-patch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-diff-match-patch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-diff-match-patch
Install libjs-diff-match-patch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-diff-match-patch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-diff-match-patch
Install libjs-diff-match-patch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-diff-match-patch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-diff-match-patch
How To Uninstall libjs-diff-match-patch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libjs-diff-match-patch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-diff-match-patch
Uninstall libjs-diff-match-patch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-diff-match-patch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-diff-match-patch
Remove libjs-diff-match-patch Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-diff-match-patch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-diff-match-patch
Remove libjs-diff-match-patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-diff-match-patch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-diff-match-patch
Dependencies
libjs-diff-match-patch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-diff-match-patch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
