How To Install numdiff on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install numdiff on Debian 9. numdiff is Compare similar files with numeric fields

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install numdiff on Debian 9.

What is numdiff

numdiff is:

Numdiff is a console application that can be used to compare putatively similar files line by line and field by field, ignoring small numeric differences or/and different numeric formats. It is similar diff or wdiff, but it is aware of floating point numbers including complex and multi-precision numbers. Numdiff is useful to compare text files containing numerical fields, when testing or doing quality control in scientific computing or in numerical analysis.

There are three methods to install numdiff 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 numdiff Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install numdiff

Install numdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install numdiff using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install numdiff

Install numdiff 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 numdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install numdiff

How To Uninstall numdiff on Debian 9

To uninstall only the numdiff package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove numdiff

Uninstall numdiff And Its Dependencies

To uninstall numdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove numdiff

Remove numdiff Configurations and Data

To remove numdiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge numdiff

Remove numdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge numdiff

Dependencies

numdiff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install numdiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.