How To Install vim-runtime on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vim-runtime

vim-runtime is:

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains vimtutor and the architecture independent runtime files, used, if available, by all vim variants available in Debian. Example of such runtime files are: online documentation, rules for language-specific syntax highlighting and indentation, color schemes, and standard plugins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-runtime

Install vim-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-runtime

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-runtime

How To Uninstall vim-runtime on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-runtime

Uninstall vim-runtime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-runtime

Remove vim-runtime Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-runtime

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

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

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

Dependencies

vim-runtime have the following dependencies:

References

• vim-runtime website

Summary

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