How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "diffutils" package

This is a short guide on how to install diffutils on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                diffutils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "diffutils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall diffutils on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                diffutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diffutils package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: diffutils
Version: 1:3.7-3
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 1574
Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: diff
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: diffutils-doc, wdiff
Description: File comparison utilities
Description-md5: 5cf0bc18e36aa2957e62b309d6aa34f9
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
Tag: devel::rcs, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::comparing, use::editing,
use::synchronizing, works-with-format::TODO, works-with-format::diff,
works-with::file, works-with::software:source, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/d/diffutils/diffutils_3.7-3_amd64.deb
Size: 371008
MD5sum: 776a0c223d964115a97a93443ce83fa5
SHA256: f3b681c0d66a0dae75d188b3e294c1301b33189841fd6a1155b6d28048726770