How To Install xmldiff 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 xmldiff on Ubuntu.
What is xmldiff
xmldiff is:
xmldiff is a library and a command-line utility for making diffs out of XML. This may seem like something that doesn’t need a dedicated utility, but change detection in hierarchical data is very different from change detection in flat data. XML type formats are also not only used for computer readable data, it is also often used as a format for hierarchical data that can be rendered into human readable formats. A traditional diff on such a format would tell you line by line the differences, but that would not be readable by a human. xmldiff provides tools to make human readable diffs in those situations.
This package provides two possible commands: xmldiff and xmlpatch.
The diff algorithm is based on Change detection in hierarchically structured - information, by S. Chawathe, A. Rajaraman, H. Garcia-Molina and J. Widom, - Stanford University, 1996.
There are three methods to install xmldiff 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 xmldiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmldiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmldiff
Install xmldiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmldiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmldiff
Install xmldiff 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 xmldiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmldiff
How To Uninstall xmldiff on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xmldiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmldiff
Uninstall xmldiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmldiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmldiff
Remove xmldiff Configurations and Data
To remove xmldiff configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmldiff
Remove xmldiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmldiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmldiff
Dependencies
xmldiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmldiff package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.