How To Install python-cdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cdiff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cdiff
python-cdiff is:
Cdiff is a python module to view colored, incremental diff in a Git/Mercurial/ Svn workspace or from stdin, with side by side and auto pager support.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-cdiff on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-cdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cdiff
Install python-cdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cdiff
Install python-cdiff 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cdiff
How To Uninstall python-cdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cdiff
Uninstall python-cdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cdiff
Remove python-cdiff Configurations and Data
To remove python-cdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cdiff
Remove python-cdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cdiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
