How To Install vim-addon-mw-utils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-addon-mw-utils on Kali Linux.

What is vim-addon-mw-utils

vim-addon-mw-utils is:

A vim library to interpret a file by function and cache file automatically.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-addon-mw-utils

Install vim-addon-mw-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-addon-mw-utils

Install vim-addon-mw-utils 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 vim-addon-mw-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vim-addon-mw-utils

How To Uninstall vim-addon-mw-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vim-addon-mw-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vim-addon-mw-utils

Uninstall vim-addon-mw-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-addon-mw-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-addon-mw-utils

Remove vim-addon-mw-utils Configurations and Data

To remove vim-addon-mw-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-addon-mw-utils

Remove vim-addon-mw-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-addon-mw-utils

Dependencies

vim-addon-mw-utils have the following dependencies:

• vim
• vim-addon-manager

References

• vim-addon-mw-utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-addon-mw-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.