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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

This tutorial shows how to install dwdiff on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


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

Package: dwdiff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.4-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 176
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libicu70 (>= 70.1-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dwdiff/dwdiff_2.1.4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 60460
MD5sum: 7ec7d829b5332f3c4106a89b1f142ccc
SHA1: f8e7aff8cb98425d2c555b36d2a44ba74e34629b
SHA256: 4d1b85a4d4081d62cfe0b41ec1f2968543e79c14bfab736e79a924dca928b130
SHA512: 71d7581cb8b33c915285f28ef4f25e7a099e067b341f8a32c98cc06c7eab64ab3e3b7bf69b8786383df7d57bb53b69dc71e08f9f1b5cc5fc145af7c9c943c011
Homepage: https://os.ghalkes.nl/dwdiff.html
Description: diff program that operates word by word
Description-md5: 66edb2f54f6b6dc08d3a45a2a4fb784e