How To Install vim-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04. vim-ledger is Vim plugin for Ledger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vim-ledger

vim-ledger is:

Ledger is a powerful and flexible double-entry accounting system run entirely from the command line. Your accounts ledger is stored in a plain-text files with a very simple and readable format.

This plugin provides Vim syntax highlighting and folding for Ledger files.

vim-addons install ledger will create all needed symlinks in ~/.vim/

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-ledger

Install vim-ledger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-ledger

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-ledger

How To Uninstall vim-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-ledger

Uninstall vim-ledger And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-ledger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-ledger

Remove vim-ledger Configurations and Data

To remove vim-ledger configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-ledger

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ledger package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.