How To Install kompare on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kompare on Kali Linux.

What is kompare

kompare is:

Kompare displays the differences between files. It can compare the contents of files or directories, as well as create, display, and merge patch files.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

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

Install kompare Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kompare

Install kompare Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kompare

Install kompare Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install kompare

How To Uninstall kompare on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kompare

Uninstall kompare And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kompare and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kompare

Remove kompare Configurations and Data

To remove kompare configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kompare

Remove kompare configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kompare

Dependencies

kompare have the following dependencies:

• kpart5-kompare

References

• kompare website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kompare package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.