Ubuntu - Install Application - Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare is a file comparing Utility. To Install it in Linux Mint / Ubuntu:

Step 1: Download Beyond Compare from website:

$ wget http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb
--2017-06-24 06:59:47--  http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb
Resolving www.scootersoftware.com (www.scootersoftware.com)... 72.32.90.251
Connecting to www.scootersoftware.com (www.scootersoftware.com)|72.32.90.251|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 10447378 (10.0M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb’

100%[==============================================================================================================================>] 1,04,47,378 1.96MB/s   in 13s    

2017-06-24 07:00:04 (766 KB/s) - ‘bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb’ saved [10447378/10447378]

/opt/softwares $ 

Step 2: Install it using dpkg:

$ sudo dpkg -i bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb 

Selecting previously unselected package bcompare.

(Reading database ... 166740 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack bcompare-3.3.13.18981_i386.deb ...

Unpacking bcompare (3.3.13-18981) ...

Setting up bcompare (3.3.13-18981) ...

OK

Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.2-0ubuntu3) ...

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...

 /opt/softwares $ 

Step 3: Check for installation:

/opt/softwares $ which bcompare

/usr/bin/bcompare

 /opt/softwares $ 

Step 4: You can now launch it, either by searching it in the menu. Or, you can launch it from terminal by typing - bcompare at the prompt:

/opt/softwares $ bcompare

/opt/softwares $ 

Beyond Compare is now installed in Linux Mint / Ubuntu.