How To Install vim-editorconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-editorconfig on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vim-editorconfig
vim-editorconfig is:
EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles for their projects for different editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles. EditorConfig files are easily readibly and they work nicely with version control systems.
The EditorConfig Vim plugin supports the following EditorConfig properties:
- indent_style
- indent_size
- tab_width
- end_of_line
- charset
- insert_final_newline
- trim_trailing_whitespace
- max_line_length
- root (only used by EditorConfig core)
There are three methods to install vim-editorconfig 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-editorconfig 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-editorconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-editorconfig
Install vim-editorconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-editorconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-editorconfig
Install vim-editorconfig 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-editorconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-editorconfig
How To Uninstall vim-editorconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vim-editorconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-editorconfig
Uninstall vim-editorconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-editorconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-editorconfig
Remove vim-editorconfig Configurations and Data
To remove vim-editorconfig configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-editorconfig
Remove vim-editorconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-editorconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-editorconfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-editorconfig package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
