How To Install xdelta3 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 xdelta3 on Ubuntu.
What is xdelta3
xdelta3 is:
Xdelta3 is a set of tools designed to compute changes between binary files. These changes (delta files) are similar to the output of the “diff” program, in that they may be used to store and transmit only the changes between files. The “delta files” that Xdelta3 manages are stored in RFC3284 (VCDIFF) format.
There are three methods to install xdelta3 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 xdelta3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdelta3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdelta3
Install xdelta3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdelta3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdelta3
Install xdelta3 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 xdelta3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdelta3
How To Uninstall xdelta3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xdelta3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdelta3
Uninstall xdelta3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdelta3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdelta3
Remove xdelta3 Configurations and Data
To remove xdelta3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdelta3
Remove xdelta3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdelta3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdelta3
Dependencies
xdelta3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.