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

Last updated: May 12,2024

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

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall wdiff on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: wdiff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.2-2build3
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 120
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: wdiff-doc
Filename: pool/main/w/wdiff/wdiff_1.2.2-2build3_amd64.deb
Size: 29602
MD5sum: f0fb28c3c1a9e6ef841945dfbb037575
SHA1: 23256d25ac4055c044d06e6e2ff1758f64b64939
SHA256: c7b0ebecc109f1b704db3ddfd98dc8b1b34f661f8965f73ab5d084f45fd6e160
SHA512: 3f343ecf3751399d8a9e226fbbc9143aab4ec9f54dd338b7649fed65981d3f93d4cd3966884507ca570582653320d91f250b5203495c46b318e0c1f73073016a
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
Description: Compares two files word by word
Description-md5: ff5f47823aed30d56f7ce111a0e2cd14