How To Install diffstat on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install diffstat on Ubuntu.
What is diffstat
diffstat is:
This program is a simple filter that reads the output of the ‘diff’ program, and produces a histogram of the total number of lines that were changed. It is useful for scanning a patch file to see which files were changed.
There are three methods to install diffstat on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install diffstat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install diffstat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install diffstat
Install diffstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install diffstat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install diffstat
Install diffstat Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install diffstat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install diffstat
How To Uninstall diffstat on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the diffstat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove diffstat
Uninstall diffstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall diffstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove diffstat
Remove diffstat Configurations and Data
To remove diffstat configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge diffstat
Remove diffstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove diffstat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge diffstat
Dependencies
diffstat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install diffstat package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.