How To Install vim-vimerl-syntax on Debian 12

Learn how to install vim-vimerl-syntax on Debian 12 with this tutorial. vim-vimerl-syntax is Erlang syntax for Vim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl-syntax on Debian 12.

What is vim-vimerl-syntax

vim-vimerl-syntax is:

Vimerl is a plugin for programming in Erlang. It provides several nice features to make your life easier when writing code.

This package offers the syntax hilighting feature.

There are three methods to install vim-vimerl-syntax on Debian 12. 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-vimerl-syntax 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-vimerl-syntax using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vim-vimerl-syntax

Install vim-vimerl-syntax Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-vimerl-syntax

Install vim-vimerl-syntax 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install vim-vimerl-syntax

How To Uninstall vim-vimerl-syntax on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove vim-vimerl-syntax

Uninstall vim-vimerl-syntax And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-vimerl-syntax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-vimerl-syntax

Remove vim-vimerl-syntax Configurations and Data

To remove vim-vimerl-syntax configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-vimerl-syntax

Remove vim-vimerl-syntax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-vimerl-syntax

Dependencies

vim-vimerl-syntax have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl-syntax package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.