How To Install vim-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-common on CentOS 7. vim-common is The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-common on CentOS 7.

What is vim-common

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features and more. The vim-common package contains files which every VIM binary will need in order to run. If you are installing vim-enhanced or vim-X11, you’ll also need to install the vim-common package.

We can use yum or dnf to install vim-common on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vim-common.

Install vim-common on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install vim-common

Install vim-common on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install vim-common

How To Uninstall vim-common on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove vim-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.