How To Install mgdiff on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgdiff on Debian 9.
What is mgdiff
mgdiff is:
mgdiff is modeled after xdiff and provides a nice graphical interface for comparing the contents of two text files. rmgdiff recurses down two directories collating difference information and invoking mgdiff whenever two text files differ.
There are three methods to install mgdiff 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 mgdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgdiff
Install mgdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgdiff
Install mgdiff 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 mgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgdiff
How To Uninstall mgdiff on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mgdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgdiff
Uninstall mgdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgdiff
Remove mgdiff Configurations and Data
To remove mgdiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgdiff
Remove mgdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgdiff
Dependencies
mgdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgdiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.