How To Install vim-conque on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-conque on Ubuntu 18.04. vim-conque is plugin for running interactive commands in a Vim buffer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-conque on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vim-conque

vim-conque is:

This package provides a Vim plugin which allows interactive programs such as Bash to be run inside a Vim buffer. In other words, it is a terminal emulator which uses a Vim buffer to display the program output.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-conque

Install vim-conque Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-conque

Install vim-conque 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-conque using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vim-conque

How To Uninstall vim-conque on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-conque

Uninstall vim-conque And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-conque

Remove vim-conque Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-conque

Remove vim-conque configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-conque

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Summary

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