How to Install diffutils software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install diffutils software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

diffutils software package provides File comparison utilities, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install diffutils 

diffutils is installed in your system.

Make ensure the diffutils package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep diffutils *

You will get with diffutils package name, version, architecture and description in a table

diffutils package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Utilities
Package diffutils
Version 1:3.3-1+b3 [arm64], 1:3.3-1+b2
Description File comparison utilities
Sub Section utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove diffutils software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?