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title: Install Side by Side Differ on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Side by Side Differ for on openSUSE - Dual-pane
  file diff, hunk merger, folder compare, and patch/HTML exporter
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/side-by-side-differ/opensuse
---

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# Install Side by Side Differ on **openSUSE**

# Side by Side Differ

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/side-by-side-differ/opensuse#install)

#### Dual-pane file diff, hunk merger, folder compare, and patch/HTML exporter

Side by Side Differ is a dual-pane file and directory comparison tool for Linux
built on Python's difflib and filecmp engines. Inspect line and character-level
differences side by side, merge selected hunks in either direction, audit entire
folder trees, and export clean patches or HTML diff reports.

Key Features:

* Dual-Pane Line and Character Diff: Highlights added (green), removed (red), and
  modified (amber) lines with inline character-level change spans, synchronized
  scrollbars, hunk navigation, and bidirectional Left-to-Right / Right-to-Left
  hunk merging with file saving.
* Recursive Folder Compare: Compares two directory trees recursively using byte
  content verification, displaying identical, modified (size and mtime deltas),
  left-only, and right-only entries in a filterable tree table.
* Unified Patch and HTML Diff Exporter: Generates git-apply-ready unified .patch
  files (difflib.unified\_diff) and self-contained side-by-side .html diff reports
  (difflib.HtmlDiff).

Disclaimer: Side by Side Differ is an independent open-source project by TC Studio and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meld.

### Package name

* side-by-side-differ

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Yesterday - latest/stable

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/side-by-side-differ/opensuse#report-snap-modal)

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[See more information about side-by-side-differ ›](https://snapcraft.io/side-by-side-differ)

## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install Side by Side Differ

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

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install Side by Side Differ

To install Side by Side Differ, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install side-by-side-differ
```

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