How To Install xdelta3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install xdelta3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xdelta3 is Diff utility which works with binary files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta3 on Debian 12.

What is xdelta3

xdelta3 is:

Xdelta3 is a set of tools designed to compute changes between binary files. These changes (delta files) are similar to the output of the “diff” program, in that they may be used to store and transmit only the changes between files. The “delta files” that Xdelta3 manages are stored in RFC3284 (VCDIFF) format.

There are three methods to install xdelta3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xdelta3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xdelta3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xdelta3

Install xdelta3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xdelta3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xdelta3

Install xdelta3 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 xdelta3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdelta3

How To Uninstall xdelta3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xdelta3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xdelta3

Uninstall xdelta3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xdelta3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdelta3

Remove xdelta3 Configurations and Data

To remove xdelta3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xdelta3

Remove xdelta3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xdelta3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdelta3

Dependencies

xdelta3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.