How to Install diff software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install diff software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

diff software package provides dummy transitional package for diff -> diffutils, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install diff 

diff is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep diff *

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

diff package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Utilities
Package diff
Version 1:3.2-1ubuntu1
Description dummy transitional package for diff -> diffutils
Sub Section Utils


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