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

Last updated: February 16,2025

You can also install and uninstall the dirdiff 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 "dirdiff" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dirdiff on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dirdiff on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: dirdiff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1-7.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Sánchez Paz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 161
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), tk8.6
Filename: pool/universe/d/dirdiff/dirdiff_2.1-7.2_amd64.deb
Size: 38528
MD5sum: 76d98c2f0e119d0fdb183b7e2fee9988
SHA1: 94d3d0b764781b761867be7474045db9c6880877
SHA256: 74e1b1b75b7672a4df75e879a2f5f11a66ada57ea8138849eb14615df62d08c7
SHA512: 2546197c7698caa808939935909e852b881c734a11dba5f01abc185e05d698db7b02b95b9be9d0e5be605d19b70424f60ba034e532cba255a6fb9e951ff0215d
Homepage: http://samba.org/ftp/paulus/
Description: Display and merge changes between two directory trees
Description-md5: c0933a6d1da4a11e0262feb9791b55c7