How To Install vim-addon-mw-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-addon-mw-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-addon-mw-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
