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

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "wdiff" package

This is a short guide on how to install wdiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall wdiff on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wdiff
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 112
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.2-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/w/wdiff/wdiff_1.2.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 28750
MD5sum: 7e26d68fd78b9f701b8f405bf9b03e6b
SHA1: ff21f0e46bf03320cbee14df56a7ee36600c0542
SHA256: 170d2120f9c2bc81c4e4e2b9a3f6a1529daf3d5c65b409d4cb6d7e926b723214
Description-en: Compares two files word by word
`wdiff' is a front-end to GNU `diff'. It compares two files, finding
which words have been deleted or added to the first in order to create
the second. It has many output formats and interacts well with
terminals and pagers (notably with `less'). `wdiff' is particularly
useful when two texts differ only by a few words and paragraphs have
been refilled.
Description-md5: ff5f47823aed30d56f7ce111a0e2cd14
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-sdk