How To Install zplug on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zplug on Ubuntu 18.04. zplug is next-generation plugin manager for zsh

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zplug on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is zplug

zplug is:

zplug is a next-generation plugin manager for zsh, with the following features:

  • Can manage everything
    • Zsh plugins/UNIX commands on GitHub and Bitbucket
    • Gist files (gist.github.com)
    • Externally managed plugins e.g., oh-my-zsh plugins/themes
    • Binary artifacts on GitHub Releases
    • Local plugins
    • etc. (you can add your own sources!)
  • Super-fast parallel installation/update
  • Support for lazy-loading
  • Branch/tag/commit support
  • Post-update, post-load hooks
  • Dependencies between packages
  • Unlike antigen, no ZSH plugin file (*.plugin.zsh) required
  • Interactive interface (fzf, peco, zaw, and so on)
  • Cache mechanism for reducing the startup time.

There are three methods to install zplug 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 zplug Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zplug

Install zplug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zplug using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zplug

Install zplug 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 zplug using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zplug

How To Uninstall zplug on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the zplug package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zplug

Uninstall zplug And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zplug

Remove zplug Configurations and Data

To remove zplug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zplug

Remove zplug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zplug

References

Summary

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