How To Install vim-fugitive on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-fugitive on Kali Linux.

What is vim-fugitive

vim-fugitive is:

vim-fugitive is a wrapper for Vim that complements the command line interface to Git. The plugin provides an interactive status window, where you can stage and review your changes before the next commit or run any Git arbitrary command.

There are three methods to install vim-fugitive on Kali Linux. 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-fugitive 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-fugitive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vim-fugitive

Install vim-fugitive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-fugitive

Install vim-fugitive Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-fugitive

How To Uninstall vim-fugitive on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-fugitive

Uninstall vim-fugitive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-fugitive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-fugitive

Remove vim-fugitive Configurations and Data

To remove vim-fugitive configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-fugitive

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

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

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

Dependencies

vim-fugitive have the following dependencies:

• vim
• vim-addon-manager

References

• vim-fugitive website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-fugitive package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.