How To Install vim-lastplace on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vim-lastplace

vim-lastplace is:

Intelligently reopen files at your last edit position. By default git, svn, and mercurial commit messages are ignored because you probably want to type a new message and not re-edit the previous one.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-lastplace

Install vim-lastplace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-lastplace

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-lastplace

How To Uninstall vim-lastplace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-lastplace

Uninstall vim-lastplace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-lastplace

Remove vim-lastplace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-lastplace

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

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

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

Dependencies

vim-lastplace have the following dependencies:

• vim
• vim-addon-manager

References

• vim-lastplace website

Summary

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