How To Install hexdiff on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexdiff on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hexdiff
hexdiff is:
Editor to visualize binary differences in hexadecimal between 2 files. The editor open in an horizontal split view with each file per view. Each view has 3 columns : offset, hexadecimal output, ASCII output. Differences are highlighted by having the background color inverted. Some crucial information are displayed as current offset, etc… Has shortcut to move into the file, to the next difference, etc…
There are three methods to install hexdiff 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 hexdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hexdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexdiff
Install hexdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexdiff
Install hexdiff 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 hexdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexdiff
How To Uninstall hexdiff on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hexdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexdiff
Uninstall hexdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexdiff
Remove hexdiff Configurations and Data
To remove hexdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexdiff
Remove hexdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexdiff package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
