How To Install vim-pathogen on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-pathogen on Kali Linux. vim-pathogen is Manage your runtimepath with ease

Introduction

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

What is vim-pathogen

vim-pathogen is:

pathogen.vim makes it super easy to install plugins and runtime files in their own private directories.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-pathogen

Install vim-pathogen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-pathogen

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-pathogen

How To Uninstall vim-pathogen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-pathogen

Uninstall vim-pathogen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-pathogen

Remove vim-pathogen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-pathogen

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

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

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

Dependencies

vim-pathogen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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