How To Install docdiff on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docdiff on Debian 10.
What is docdiff
docdiff is:
DocDiff compares two files and shows the difference. It can compare files word by word, char by char, or line by line.
It has several output formats such as HTML/XHTML, tty, Manued, or user-defined markup. It supports several encodings and end-of-line characters, including ASCII, UTF-8, EUC-JP, Shift_JIS, CR, LF, and CRLF.
There are three methods to install docdiff on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install docdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docdiff
Install docdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docdiff
Install docdiff 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 docdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docdiff
How To Uninstall docdiff on Debian 10
To uninstall only the docdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docdiff
Uninstall docdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docdiff
Remove docdiff Configurations and Data
To remove docdiff configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docdiff
Remove docdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docdiff
Dependencies
docdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docdiff package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.