How To Install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-airline in AlmaLinux 8. vim-airline is Lean & mean status/tabline for vim that’s light as air

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8.

What is vim-airline

Lean & mean status/tabline for vim that’s light as air. When the plugin is correctly loaded, Vim will draw a nice statusline at the bottom of each window.

We can use yum or dnf to install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vim-airline.

Install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vim-airline using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vim-airline

Install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vim-airline using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vim-airline

How To Uninstall vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the vim-airline package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vim-airline

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-airline on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.