How to install Beyond Compare in Ubuntu

File and folder comparison tool

Work Instruction

Linux license

Terminal Installation

• Refer to:
  • https://www.scootersoftware.com/kb/linux_install
• In short:

  wget https://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-4.4.6.27483_amd64.deb
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install ./bcompare-4.4.6.27483_amd64.deb
  

  cd /usr/bin # go to installed path
  bcompare # execute
  

• Move to unpacked folder and execute beyond compare

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Uninstall

sudo apt remove bcompare

Window license

• 실행 시 Error 다수 발생하여 적절해 보이지 않음

  Download window version

• https://www.scootersoftware.com/download

  Install

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install wine
  wine BCompare-4.4.6.27483.exe
  

  Execute

  wine "/home/사용자이름/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Beyond Compare 4/BCompare.exe"
  

• 사용자이름: 현재 사용자의 홈 디렉토리명
• drive_c/Program Files/Beyond Compare 4/BCompare.exe: 설치된 경로

  wine "/home/koyumi/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Beyond Compare 4/BCompare.exe"