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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vim-runtime" package

Please follow the guidance below to install vim-runtime 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-runtime" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vim-runtime 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-runtime package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: vim-runtime
Source: vim
Version: 2:9.0.1378-2
Installed-Size: 36406
Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: all
Recommends: vim | vim-gtk3 | vim-motif | vim-nox | vim-tiny
Enhances: vim-tiny
Breaks: vim-tiny (<< 2:9.0.1378-2)
Description: Vi IMproved - Runtime files
Description-md5: 97bb83c83cb35767c340c5066ce9be0c
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Tag: devel::editor, role::app-data, role::documentation, role::program,
use::editing
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim-runtime_9.0.1378-2_all.deb
Size: 7025180
MD5sum: f38969cba3017ccda7c9e6c69dc83391
SHA256: dc27882641cdc4f9e440b259acdecdc73193fd104550d1be6759f5c046b692ab