How To Install vim-gocomplete on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-gocomplete on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is vim-gocomplete
vim-gocomplete is:
This package provides gocode integration with Vim.
There are three methods to install vim-gocomplete 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-gocomplete 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-gocomplete using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-gocomplete
Install vim-gocomplete Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-gocomplete using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-gocomplete
Install vim-gocomplete 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-gocomplete using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-gocomplete
How To Uninstall vim-gocomplete on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the vim-gocomplete package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-gocomplete
Uninstall vim-gocomplete And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-gocomplete and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-gocomplete
Remove vim-gocomplete Configurations and Data
To remove vim-gocomplete configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-gocomplete
Remove vim-gocomplete configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-gocomplete configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-gocomplete
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-gocomplete package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
