How To Install vim-vimerl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vim-vimerl
vim-vimerl is:
Vimerl is a plugin for programming in Erlang. It provides several nice features to make your life easier when writing code.
The plugin offers the following features:
- Code indenting
- Code folding
- Code omni completion
- Syntax checking with quickfix support
- Code skeletons for the OTP behaviours
- Uses configuration from Rebar
There are three methods to install vim-vimerl 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-vimerl 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-vimerl
Install vim-vimerl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-vimerl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-vimerl
Install vim-vimerl 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-vimerl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-vimerl
How To Uninstall vim-vimerl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vim-vimerl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-vimerl
Uninstall vim-vimerl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-vimerl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-vimerl
Remove vim-vimerl Configurations and Data
To remove vim-vimerl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-vimerl
Remove vim-vimerl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-vimerl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-vimerl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-vimerl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
