How To Install xdelta 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 xdelta on Ubuntu.
What is xdelta
xdelta is:
Xdelta is an application program designed to compute changes between files. These changes (deltas) are similar to the output of the “diff” program in that they may be used to store and transmit only the changes between files. However, unlike diff, the output of Xdelta is not expressed in a human-readable format–Xdelta can also apply these deltas to a copy of the original file. Xdelta uses a fast, linear algorithm and performs well on both binary and text files.
There are three methods to install xdelta 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 xdelta Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdelta using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdelta
Install xdelta Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdelta using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdelta
Install xdelta 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 xdelta using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdelta
How To Uninstall xdelta on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xdelta package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdelta
Uninstall xdelta And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdelta and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdelta
Remove xdelta Configurations and Data
To remove xdelta configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdelta
Remove xdelta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdelta configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdelta
Dependencies
xdelta have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.