How To Install icdiff on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icdiff on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is icdiff
icdiff is:
By highlighting changes, icdiff can show you the differences between similar files without getting in the way. This is especially helpful for identifying and understanding small changes within existing lines. Instead of trying to be a diff replacement for all circumstances, the goal of icdiff is to be a tool you can reach for to get a better picture of what changed when it’s not immediately obvious from diff.
There are three methods to install icdiff on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install icdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icdiff
Install icdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icdiff
Install icdiff 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 icdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icdiff
How To Uninstall icdiff on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the icdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icdiff
Uninstall icdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icdiff
Remove icdiff Configurations and Data
To remove icdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icdiff
Remove icdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icdiff package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
