How To Install vim-lastplace on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-lastplace on Debian 9.
What is vim-lastplace
vim-lastplace is:
Intelligently reopen files at your last edit position. By default git, svn, and mercurial commit messages are ignored because you probably want to type a new message and not re-edit the previous one.
There are three methods to install vim-lastplace on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vim-lastplace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-lastplace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-lastplace
Install vim-lastplace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-lastplace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-lastplace
Install vim-lastplace Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-lastplace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-lastplace
How To Uninstall vim-lastplace on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vim-lastplace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-lastplace
Uninstall vim-lastplace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-lastplace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-lastplace
Remove vim-lastplace Configurations and Data
To remove vim-lastplace configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-lastplace
Remove vim-lastplace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-lastplace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-lastplace
Dependencies
vim-lastplace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-lastplace package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
