How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "diffutils" package

Please follow the instructions below to install diffutils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Learn how to uninstall diffutils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: diffutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.7-3
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 532
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: diffutils-doc, wdiff
Replaces: diff
Filename: pool/main/d/diffutils/diffutils_3.7-3_amd64.deb
Size: 199804
MD5sum: 26c0fb5d9d7e8691e088f732d76f21bd
SHA1: 914c0f0ddfa0e4ec465f75015686e95ab6497d6d
SHA256: 1e47f7fb82fedcd69c4b8cba65861ad23e6af108612f8f111244f2a48eb7fd02
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
Description: File comparison utilities
Description-md5: 5cf0bc18e36aa2957e62b309d6aa34f9
Task: minimal