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How To Install python3-diff-match-patch 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 python3-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu.

What is python3-diff-match-patch

python3-diff-match-patch is:

The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text.

This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.

There are three methods to install python3-diff-match-patch 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 python3-diff-match-patch Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-diff-match-patch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-diff-match-patch

Install python3-diff-match-patch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-diff-match-patch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-diff-match-patch

Install python3-diff-match-patch 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 python3-diff-match-patch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-diff-match-patch

How To Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-diff-match-patch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-diff-match-patch

Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-diff-match-patch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-diff-match-patch

Remove python3-diff-match-patch Configurations and Data

To remove python3-diff-match-patch configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-diff-match-patch

Remove python3-diff-match-patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-diff-match-patch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-diff-match-patch

Dependencies

python3-diff-match-patch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diff-match-patch package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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