How To Install numdiff on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install numdiff on Debian 9.
What is numdiff
numdiff is:
Numdiff is a console application that can be used to compare putatively similar files line by line and field by field, ignoring small numeric differences or/and different numeric formats. It is similar diff or wdiff, but it is aware of floating point numbers including complex and multi-precision numbers. Numdiff is useful to compare text files containing numerical fields, when testing or doing quality control in scientific computing or in numerical analysis.
There are three methods to install numdiff 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 numdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install numdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install numdiff
Install numdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install numdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install numdiff
Install numdiff 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 numdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install numdiff
How To Uninstall numdiff on Debian 9
To uninstall only the numdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove numdiff
Uninstall numdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall numdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove numdiff
Remove numdiff Configurations and Data
To remove numdiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge numdiff
Remove numdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove numdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge numdiff
Dependencies
numdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install numdiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.