How To Install xul-ext-colorediffs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-colorediffs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xul-ext-colorediffs
xul-ext-colorediffs is:
This extension for Icedove and Iceape can color diffs sent by SVN/CVS notificators and it can show them in side-by-side mode. Also it converts all the filenames in the message log into links so you can quickly jump to the file you want to review and it can make space and tabs chars visible.
The supported formats are:
- Generic SVN mailer format
- git mailer format
- Generic CVS format
- Context CVS format
- Unified patch
There are three methods to install xul-ext-colorediffs 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 xul-ext-colorediffs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-colorediffs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-colorediffs
Install xul-ext-colorediffs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-colorediffs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-colorediffs
Install xul-ext-colorediffs 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 xul-ext-colorediffs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-colorediffs
How To Uninstall xul-ext-colorediffs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-colorediffs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-colorediffs
Uninstall xul-ext-colorediffs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-colorediffs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-colorediffs
Remove xul-ext-colorediffs Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-colorediffs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-colorediffs
Remove xul-ext-colorediffs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-colorediffs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-colorediffs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-colorediffs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
