How To Install diffpdf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install diffpdf in Fedora 36. diffpdf is PDF files comparator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install diffpdf on Fedora 36.

What is diffpdf

DiffPDF is used to compare two PDF files. By default the comparison is of the text on each pair of pages, but comparing the appearance of pages is also supported (for example, if a diagram is changed or a paragraph reformatted). It is also possible to compare particular pages or page ranges.

We can use yum or dnf to install diffpdf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install diffpdf.

Install diffpdf on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install diffpdf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install diffpdf

Install diffpdf on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install diffpdf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install diffpdf

How To Uninstall diffpdf on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove diffpdf

diffpdf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/diffpdf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/f06028f18e9c03f966f93c1b034b9c810e3aa9
/usr/share/applications/diffpdf.desktop
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/README
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/gpl-2.0.txt
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/help.html
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/help_cz.html
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/help_de.html
/usr/share/doc/diffpdf/help_fr.html
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/diffpdf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/diffpdf.png
/usr/share/man/man1/diffpdf.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install diffpdf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).