How To Install python-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-diff-match-patch
python-diff-match-patch is:
The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text.
- Diff: Compare two blocks of plain text and efficiently return a list of differences.
- Match: Given a search string, find its best fuzzy match in a block of plain text. Weighted for both accuracy and location.
- Patch: Apply a list of patches onto plain text. Use best-effort to apply patch even when the underlying text doesn’t match.
This package provides the Python 2 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-diff-match-patch
Install python-diff-match-patch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-diff-match-patch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-diff-match-patch
Install python-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-diff-match-patch
How To Uninstall python-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-diff-match-patch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-diff-match-patch
Uninstall python-diff-match-patch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-diff-match-patch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-diff-match-patch
Remove python-diff-match-patch Configurations and Data
To remove python-diff-match-patch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-diff-match-patch
Remove python-diff-match-patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-diff-match-patch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-diff-match-patch
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-diff-match-patch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
