How To Install nvi-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvi-doc on Debian 9.
What is nvi-doc
nvi-doc 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.
This package contains the tutorials and the reference manual.
There are three methods to install nvi-doc 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 nvi-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvi-doc
Install nvi-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvi-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvi-doc
Install nvi-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvi-doc
How To Uninstall nvi-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nvi-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvi-doc
Uninstall nvi-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvi-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvi-doc
Remove nvi-doc Configurations and Data
To remove nvi-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvi-doc
Remove nvi-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvi-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvi-doc
Dependencies
nvi-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvi-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.