How to Install and Uninstall diffutils Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the diffutils on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "diffutils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install diffutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "diffutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall diffutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diffutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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