How To Install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is vim-ctrlp
vim-ctrlp is:
CtrlP features:
- written in pure Vimscript
- full support for Vim’s regexp as search patterns
- built-in Most Recently Used (MRU) files monitoring and search
- built-in project’s root finder
- open multiple files at once
- create new files and directories
- execute Ex commands on an opening file (jump to a line, to a string or do anything)
- optional cross-sessions caching and history allow for fast initialization
- mappings and usage conform to Vim’s conventions
Invoke: vam install ctrlp to enable this plugin.
There are three methods to install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-ctrlp 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-ctrlp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-ctrlp
Install vim-ctrlp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-ctrlp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-ctrlp
Install vim-ctrlp 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-ctrlp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-ctrlp
How To Uninstall vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the vim-ctrlp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-ctrlp
Uninstall vim-ctrlp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-ctrlp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-ctrlp
Remove vim-ctrlp Configurations and Data
To remove vim-ctrlp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-ctrlp
Remove vim-ctrlp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-ctrlp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-ctrlp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ctrlp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
