How To Install vim-julia on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vim-julia

vim-julia is:

An overview of some of the features:

• Latex-to-Unicode substitutions
• Block-wise movements and block text-objects
• Changing syntax highlighting depending on the Julia version

The full documentation is available from Vim: after installation, you just need to type :help julia-vim.

To enable this vim addon, simply issue the following command: $ vam install julia

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-julia

Install vim-julia Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-julia

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-julia

How To Uninstall vim-julia on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-julia

Uninstall vim-julia And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-julia

Remove vim-julia Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-julia

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

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

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

Dependencies

vim-julia have the following dependencies:

• vim
• vim-addon-manager

References

• vim-julia website

Summary

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