How To Install dwdiff on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dwdiff on Debian 12.
What is dwdiff
dwdiff is:
dwdiff is a diff program that operates at the word level instead of the line level. It is different from wdiff in that it allows the user to specify what should be considered whitespace, and in that it takes an optional list of characters that should be considered delimiters. Delimiters are single characters that are treated as if they are words, even when there is no whitespace separating them from preceding words or delimiters. dwdiff is mostly commandline compatible with wdiff. Only the –autopager, –terminal and –avoid-wraps options are not supported.
The default output from dwdiff is the new text, with the deleted and inserted parts annotated with markers. Command line options are available to change both what is printed, and the markers.
There are three methods to install dwdiff 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 dwdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dwdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dwdiff
Install dwdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dwdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dwdiff
Install dwdiff 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 dwdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dwdiff
How To Uninstall dwdiff on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dwdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dwdiff
Uninstall dwdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dwdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dwdiff
Remove dwdiff Configurations and Data
To remove dwdiff configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dwdiff
Remove dwdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dwdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dwdiff
Dependencies
dwdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dwdiff package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.