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

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "wdiff" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install wdiff on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

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


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

Package: wdiff
Source: wdiff (1.2.2-2)
Version: 1.2.2-2+b1
Installed-Size: 644
Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: wdiff-doc
Description: Compares two files word by word
Description-md5: ff5f47823aed30d56f7ce111a0e2cd14
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
Tag: interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::synchronizing, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wdiff/wdiff_1.2.2-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 121768
MD5sum: 46b5a3caa43c6905785f035313dedaea
SHA256: 9dcff71668827d5dfc3242640f206e6b03a5e8e13c50abebdded12ffddaa8498