How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "diffutils" package

Please follow the steps below to install diffutils on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall diffutils on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: diffutils
Version: 1:3.10-1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 1735
Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: diff
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: diffutils-doc, wdiff
Size: 374644
SHA256: 071a0c4e520ad1d03d4db19089e9c2fe3751ab8154ac6072a8c4f113c41ed498
SHA1: a1f2ee3c731b7a00dc4a3b1dd5dc7c44e5a7ff87
MD5sum: cc9aca86493e50f5258040b4ef567790
Description: File comparison utilities
The diffutils package provides the diff, diff3, sdiff, and cmp programs.
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`diff' shows differences between two files, or each corresponding file
in two directories. `cmp' shows the offsets and line numbers where
two files differ. `cmp' can also show all the characters that
differ between the two files, side by side. `diff3' shows differences
among three files. `sdiff' merges two files interactively.
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The set of differences produced by `diff' can be used to distribute
updates to text files (such as program source code) to other people.
This method is especially useful when the differences are small compared
to the complete files. Given `diff' output, the `patch' program can
update, or "patch", a copy of the file.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://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::diff,
works-with-format::plaintext, works-with::file,
works-with::software:source, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/d/diffutils/diffutils_3.10-1_amd64.deb