How To Install geany-plugin-vimode on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-vimode on Kali Linux. geany-plugin-vimode is Vim-mode plugin for Geany

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-vimode on Kali Linux.

What is geany-plugin-vimode

geany-plugin-vimode is:

The vimode plugin is a Vim-mode plugin for Geany.

Vim is another UNIX editor.

Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.

There are three methods to install geany-plugin-vimode on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geany-plugin-vimode Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-vimode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-vimode

Install geany-plugin-vimode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-vimode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-vimode

Install geany-plugin-vimode Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-vimode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-vimode

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-vimode on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the geany-plugin-vimode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-vimode

Uninstall geany-plugin-vimode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-vimode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-vimode

Remove geany-plugin-vimode Configurations and Data

To remove geany-plugin-vimode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-vimode

Remove geany-plugin-vimode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-vimode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-vimode

Dependencies

geany-plugin-vimode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-vimode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.