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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "pkgdiff" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pkgdiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pkgdiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pkgdiff
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 219
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Spiess-Knafl
Architecture: all
Version: 1.7.1-1
Depends: rpm, gawk, wdiff, perl
Suggests: abi-compliance-checker, abi-dumper
Filename: pool/universe/p/pkgdiff/pkgdiff_1.7.1-1_all.deb
Size: 40402
MD5sum: 0665a09b8a018923398e8e5b7fba1fdf
SHA1: 079802971a516bd651cf8b995891b246c8dfa0ca
SHA256: 9925c7d13e68df2d6c2f9a286b91459f2c4fee7d363b74e7bd10c68247b1b2f7
Description-en: tool for visualizing changes in Linux software packages
Package changes analyzer is a tool for visualizing changes in Linux
software packages (RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ, etc).
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The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring
compatibility of old and new versions of packages.
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The tool generates HTML reports to visualize the changes between two packages.
Description-md5: 2034590a768e1f68227fc5f364236862
Homepage: https://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu