How To Install nvi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvi on Debian 12.
What is nvi
nvi is:
Vi is the original screen based text editor for Unix systems. It is considered the standard text editor, and is available on almost all Unix systems.
Nvi is intended as a “bug-for-bug compatible” clone of the original BSD vi editor. As such, it doesn’t have a lot of snazzy features as do some of the other vi clones such as elvis and vim. However, if all you want is vi, this is the one to get.
There are three methods to install nvi on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nvi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nvi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvi
Install nvi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvi
Install nvi 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 nvi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvi
How To Uninstall nvi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nvi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvi
Uninstall nvi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvi
Remove nvi Configurations and Data
To remove nvi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvi
Remove nvi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvi
Dependencies
nvi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.