How to Install and Uninstall vim Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the vim on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vim" package

This tutorial shows how to install vim on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vim" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall vim on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vim package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: vim
Version: 2:9.0.1378-2
Installed-Size: 3650
Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:9.0.1378-2), vim-runtime (= 2:9.0.1378-2), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsodium23 (>= 1.0.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Description: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Tag: devel::editor, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::application,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::editing, works-with::text, works-with::unicode
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_9.0.1378-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1567304
MD5sum: cdcefcf9e364332e6ecef182976e096e
SHA256: 1ca56e3724191401f6598890bfbe3655174934fa3735ec2fb55f38b100087d46