How To Install mgdiff on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 mgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mgdiff

How To Uninstall mgdiff on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgdiff

Remove mgdiff Configurations and Data

To remove mgdiff configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libice6

References

• mgdiff website

Summary

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