How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "diffutils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install diffutils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall diffutils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: diffutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.8-0ubuntu2
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 424
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: diffutils-doc, wdiff
Replaces: diff
Filename: pool/main/d/diffutils/diffutils_3.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 172382
MD5sum: 8ecd434d6aa2ab99fdc7400e5ae62bf1
SHA1: 0035e32f160cc75a7a88ee3937a8b6f8712512be
SHA256: 521bdc309168c15662347d4a861ece04d85745dbf9237b1e166d4f90f35c1bb5
SHA512: 502b24d962cdc872b068179c726e8abc643b68ea1c1708c91ae7417a31983a66e83327ba731c4a0e0f21a0b44974d51c9bd400aacd1abf0279b355e2791f4277
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
Description: File comparison utilities
Description-md5: 5cf0bc18e36aa2957e62b309d6aa34f9
Task: minimal