How To Install pacvim on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pacvim on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pacvim
pacvim is:
PacVim is a game that teaches you vim commands. You must move pacman (the green cursor) to highlight each word on the gameboard while avoiding the ghosts (in red).
Vim is a great tool to write and edit code, but many people, including me, struggled with the steep learning curve. I did not find a fun, free way to learn about the vim commands in-depth, and thus, PacVim was born. Inspired by the classic, PacMan, PacVim is a game that’ll give anyone plenty of practice with the vim commands while being a ton of fun to play.
There are three methods to install pacvim on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pacvim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pacvim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pacvim
Install pacvim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pacvim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pacvim
Install pacvim 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 pacvim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pacvim
How To Uninstall pacvim on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pacvim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pacvim
Uninstall pacvim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pacvim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pacvim
Remove pacvim Configurations and Data
To remove pacvim configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pacvim
Remove pacvim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pacvim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pacvim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pacvim package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
