How To Install kompare 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 kompare on Ubuntu.
What is kompare
kompare is:
Kompare displays the differences between files. It can compare the contents of files or directories, as well as create, display, and merge patch files.
This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.
There are three methods to install kompare 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 kompare Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kompare using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kompare
Install kompare Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kompare using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kompare
Install kompare 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 kompare using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kompare
How To Uninstall kompare on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kompare package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kompare
Uninstall kompare And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kompare and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kompare
Remove kompare Configurations and Data
To remove kompare configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kompare
Remove kompare configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kompare configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kompare
Dependencies
kompare have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kompare package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.