How To Install dirdiff on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dirdiff on Debian 9.
What is dirdiff
dirdiff is:
Dirdiff can handle up to 5 trees. It displays a main window with a list of the files which are different between the trees, with colored squares to indicate the relative ages of the versions. A menu allows you to display the differences between any two of the versions in another window. Another menu allows you to copy the file from one tree to another.
There are three methods to install dirdiff 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 dirdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dirdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dirdiff
Install dirdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dirdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dirdiff
Install dirdiff 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 dirdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dirdiff
How To Uninstall dirdiff on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dirdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dirdiff
Uninstall dirdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dirdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dirdiff
Remove dirdiff Configurations and Data
To remove dirdiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dirdiff
Remove dirdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dirdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dirdiff
Dependencies
dirdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dirdiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.