How to Install and Uninstall xxdiff Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xxdiff" package

This tutorial shows how to install xxdiff on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xxdiff on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xxdiff
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xxdiff package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xxdiff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.0~b1+git20200622+dfsg-2.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Florian Schlichting
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1060
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.14.1) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.14.1), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Suggests: x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/universe/x/xxdiff/xxdiff_5.0~b1+git20200622+dfsg-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 294356
MD5sum: 4916f08323634988800f8913f87d0303
SHA1: dbcb04a1efb34497dbfba30f2a842df6dbb3f63c
SHA256: db8fe50cd92a282c4dd089940e7993fea5259f2504f3655dc2a615ef6f18d683
SHA512: 963d97634eef1bd34da818d2055badd44ea17619f00123b102cf0fb99e46f8cae70768d965c81363f348bf88ae29a9c7cc671ed57a314512d6884b7628f992ff
Homepage: http://furius.ca/xxdiff/
Description-en: graphical file/directory comparison and merge tool
xxdiff is a powerful tool for viewing the differences between two or three
files, or two directories, and can be used to produce a merged version. The
texts of the two or three files are presented side by side with their
differences highlighted with colors for easy identification. Among its
features are:
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* Compares two or three files, or two directories (shallow and recursive)
* Horizontal highlighting of diffs
* Interactive merges, previewing and saving of the resulting output
* Unmerges CVS conflicts and displays two files, to help resolve conflicts
* Fully customizable with a resource file
* Features and output that ease integration with scripts
Description-md5: ad343034d83d74d7b3272cf59d34f6ab