How To Install python3-cdiff on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdiff on Kali Linux. python3-cdiff is Colored, incremental diff with side by side and auto pager support (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdiff on Kali Linux.

What is python3-cdiff

python3-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 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-cdiff 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 python3-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 python3-cdiff using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cdiff

Install python3-cdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cdiff using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cdiff

Install python3-cdiff 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 python3-cdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cdiff

How To Uninstall python3-cdiff on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-cdiff package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cdiff

Uninstall python3-cdiff And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cdiff

Remove python3-cdiff Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cdiff configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cdiff

Remove python3-cdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cdiff

Dependencies

python3-cdiff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdiff package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.