How To Install libkomparediff-data on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff-data on Ubuntu 20.04. libkomparediff-data is library to compare files and strings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff-data on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkomparediff-data

libkomparediff-data is:

This package contains a library used to compare files and strings, and is used in Kompare and KDevelop.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

There are three methods to install libkomparediff-data 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 libkomparediff-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkomparediff-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkomparediff-data

Install libkomparediff-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkomparediff-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkomparediff-data

Install libkomparediff-data 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 libkomparediff-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkomparediff-data

How To Uninstall libkomparediff-data on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkomparediff-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkomparediff-data

Uninstall libkomparediff-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkomparediff-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkomparediff-data

Remove libkomparediff-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkomparediff-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkomparediff-data

Remove libkomparediff-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkomparediff-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkomparediff-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.