How To Install vim-vimerl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl on Debian 9. vim-vimerl is Erlang plugin for Vim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl on Debian 9.

What is vim-vimerl

vim-vimerl is:

Vimerl is a plugin for programming in Erlang. It provides several nice features to make your life easier when writing code.

The plugin offers the following features:

  • Code indenting
  • Code folding
  • Code omni completion
  • Syntax checking with quickfix support
  • Code skeletons for the OTP behaviours
  • Uses configuration from Rebar

There are three methods to install vim-vimerl 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-vimerl 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-vimerl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vim-vimerl

Install vim-vimerl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vim-vimerl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vim-vimerl

Install vim-vimerl 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-vimerl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vim-vimerl

How To Uninstall vim-vimerl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the vim-vimerl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vim-vimerl

Uninstall vim-vimerl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-vimerl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-vimerl

Remove vim-vimerl Configurations and Data

To remove vim-vimerl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-vimerl

Remove vim-vimerl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vim-vimerl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-vimerl

Dependencies

vim-vimerl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.