Any GUI Linux directory comparison tools that work?
I tried KDIFF3, it crashes partway through comparison. I understand that v1.10 has a bug and crashes when a directory has symlinks in it, as my home folder does.
I tried KDIFF3 v1.12 via the abomination called Flatpak, but it also crashes partway through scanning.
I tried MELD, it just hangs there "scanning" but uses no CPU and is doing nothing...
Ideas?
#Linux
David W. Jones
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2026-02-04 06:55:49 UTC
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