How To Install vim-fugitive on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-fugitive on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-fugitive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-fugitive
How To Uninstall vim-fugitive on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-fugitive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
