How To Install pkgdiff on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgdiff on Debian 12.
What is pkgdiff
pkgdiff is:
Package changes analyzer is a tool for visualizing changes in Linux software packages (RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ, etc).
The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring compatibility of old and new versions of packages.
The tool generates HTML reports to visualize the changes between two packages.
There are three methods to install pkgdiff 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 pkgdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkgdiff
Install pkgdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkgdiff
Install pkgdiff 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 pkgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkgdiff
How To Uninstall pkgdiff on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pkgdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkgdiff
Uninstall pkgdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkgdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkgdiff
Remove pkgdiff Configurations and Data
To remove pkgdiff configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkgdiff
Remove pkgdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkgdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkgdiff
Dependencies
pkgdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgdiff package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
