DEBIAN, UBUNTU
Beyond Compare 4.1 and newer require matching package and OS architecture (amd64.deb or i386.deb). Beyond Compare 3 - 4.0.7 require the i386.deb package on all supported versions of Debian and Ubuntu (32-bit and 64-bit).
Beyond Compare 3 on Debian 8, 9 64-bit
Enable 32-bit architecture support: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Graphical Install
Double click on the .deb package to install using the graphical package manager.
Terminal Install
wget http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-4.3.7.25118_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
sudo gdebi bcompare-4.3.7.25118_amd64.deb
Terminal Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove bcompare
REDHAT ENTERPRISE LINUX, FEDORA, CENTOS
Beyond Compare 4.1 and newer require matching package and OS architecture (x86_64.rpm or i386.rpm). Beyond Compare 3 - 4.0.7 require the i386.rpm package on all supported versions of RHEL, Fedora and CentOS (32-bit and 64-bit).
Graphical Install
Double click on the .rpm package to install using the graphical package manager.
Terminal Install
wget http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-4.3.7.25118.x86_64.rpm
su
rpm --import http://www.scootersoftware.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-scootersoftware
yum install bcompare-4.3.7.25118.x86_64.rpm
Terminal Uninstall
su
yum remove bcompare
OPENSUSE
Beyond Compare 4.1 and newer require matching package and OS architecture (x86_64.rpm or i386.rpm). Beyond Compare 3 - 4.0.7 require the i386.rpm package on all versions of openSUSE (32-bit and 64-bit).
Terminal Install
su
rpm --import https://www.scootersoftware.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-scootersoftware
zypper refresh
zypper install http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-4.3.7.25118.x86_64.rpm
Terminal Uninstall
su
zypper remove bcompare
INSTALLATION USING .TAR.GZ
This is the only install method that allows installation by non-root users. It is also appropriate for Linux distributions that don't support .deb or .rpm packages. This method requires manual installation of dependencies, so if your distribution supports .deb or .rpm, you should use those packages instead of .tar.gz.
If you run the .tar.gz installer as root, Beyond Compare is installed system wide. If you run the .tar.gz installer as a normal user, it is installed in the current user's home directory.
BC version 4
Version: 4.3.7, build 25118, released Oct. 2, 2020
64-bit TAR.GZ format 20014kb32-bit TAR.GZ format 13301kb
BC version 3
Version: 3.3.13, build 18981, released Oct. 1, 2014TAR.GZ format 10175kb
Terminal Install
tar zxvf bcompare-4.3.7.25118.i386.tar.gz
cd bcompare-4.3.7.25118
./install.sh
Terminal Uninstall (installed as normal user)
$HOME/lib/beyondcompare/uninstall.sh
Terminal Uninstall (installed as root)
su
/usr/lib/beyondcompare/uninstall.sh