<ul><li>nautilus-compare extension is making a comeback for GNOME Files in Debian and Ubuntu for current development releases.</li><li>The extension adds a 'compare' option to the right-click menu of selected files/folders, enabling users to launch the Meld tool and view, edit, and merge the differences graphically.</li><li>It was initially available in older Debian and Ubuntu versions but was removed due to compatibility issues with Python3 and GTK4.</li><li>Now, the updated version with GTK4 and latest Nautilus support is back in default unstable repositories for Debian and as a backport for Ubuntu 25.10. Users can install it with 'sudo apt install nautilus-compare'.</li></ul>

Context Menu Compare Extension “nautilus-compare” is back in Ubuntu

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