How To Install vim-tlib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-tlib on Ubuntu 18.04. vim-tlib is Some vim utility functions

Introduction

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

What is vim-tlib

vim-tlib is:

This library provides some utility functions. There isn’t much need to install it unless another plugin requires you to do so.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-tlib

Install vim-tlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-tlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-tlib

How To Uninstall vim-tlib on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-tlib

Uninstall vim-tlib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-tlib

Remove vim-tlib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-tlib

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

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

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

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Summary

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