How to Install and Uninstall colordiff Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 08,2024

1. Install "colordiff" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install colordiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall colordiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                colordiff
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the colordiff package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: colordiff
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dave Ewart
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.16-1
Depends: perl
Filename: pool/universe/c/colordiff/colordiff_1.0.16-1_all.deb
Size: 13238
MD5sum: 22be8aa4762eb427a4a51b1f401427e3
SHA1: c5bcb028188b82d9538c6ff3fe68f464dc446ef3
SHA256: 54cb52a2a2b2c1eeb721b7704bf7b8a6707ffd02aa84539b0567b6d273b4f091
Description-en: tool to colorize 'diff' output
ColorDiff is a wrapper for the 'diff' command. It produces
the same output as diff, but with colored highlighting to improve
readability. The color schemes can be customized.
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The output is similar to the syntax-highlighting mode of Vim or Emacs
when editing a patch created by diff.
Description-md5: 7ab030bb518683495a4da0bf1db21c18
Homepage: http://www.colordiff.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu