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

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "dwdiff" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dwdiff on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dwdiff on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: dwdiff
Version: 2.1.2-2
Installed-Size: 180
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libicu63 (>= 63.1-1~)
Description: diff program that operates word by word
Description-md5: 66edb2f54f6b6dc08d3a45a2a4fb784e
Homepage: http://os.ghalkes.nl/dwdiff.html
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program, use::comparing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dwdiff/dwdiff_2.1.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 59704
MD5sum: a8cfcd8d8420ffb7dedce8c72499e92d
SHA256: f83d5f9d93130f305133c06f6dae319fd684422cd02f7d68274d67430a0cb58a