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title: Install Deff on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Deff for on Debian - Interactive side-by-side
  git diff viewer
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/deff/debian
---

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# Install Deff on **Debian**

# Deff

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* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/deff/debian#install)

#### Interactive side-by-side git diff viewer

deff is a Rust TUI for interactive, side-by-side file review of git diffs.
It supports reviewing local branch changes against upstream, explicit commit
ranges, and uncommitted or untracked files in your working tree.

Features include:

* Side-by-side panes with independent horizontal scrolling
* Per-file navigation with keyboard and mouse controls
* Vim-like motions and in-diff search
* Syntax highlighting with added/deleted line tinting
* Per-file reviewed toggles with local persistence under .git

### Package name

* deff

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 4 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 4 July 2026 - latest/beta

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/deff/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Deff

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Deff

To install Deff, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install deff
```

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### More things to do…

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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