How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "diffutils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install diffutils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: diffutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.10-1
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 440
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
Suggests: diffutils-doc, wdiff
Replaces: diff
Filename: pool/main/d/diffutils/diffutils_3.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 176018
MD5sum: 0f665c92c16d8fa52a6c6dccbbf5b452
SHA1: dd1648f13239691b25ba5f92f80b59e46e0cc4e2
SHA256: a52b53ab6c15947670f48d4ddfd231f5306721dd7bb9f68db4cfbd88dc768648
SHA512: 64c62081d4b15d9029ac65095bb23eb3f2dc4e07c3d869ccfa4aba4ac0ecc6c27bfafc1bf82ac7e5bdf842242e54bac5ce1967f9ebd5267d38fb77cce7ad8b0e
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
Description: File comparison utilities
Description-md5: 5cf0bc18e36aa2957e62b309d6aa34f9
Task: minimal