How To Install vile-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile-common on Ubuntu 18.04. vile-common is VI Like Emacs - support files for vile/xvile

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vile-common

vile-common is:

Shared files for the vile and xvile editors.

There are three methods to install vile-common on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vile-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vile-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vile-common

Install vile-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vile-common

Install vile-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install vile-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vile-common

How To Uninstall vile-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vile-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vile-common

Uninstall vile-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vile-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vile-common

Remove vile-common Configurations and Data

To remove vile-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vile-common

Remove vile-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vile-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.