How to Install and Uninstall vim Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "vim" package

Please follow the instructions below to install vim on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall vim on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vim
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vim package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: vim
Version: 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 3286
Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1), vim-runtime (= 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.29), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), 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_8.2.2434-3+deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1494176
MD5sum: f74e7886b6610f74d06c789eeb144b9c
SHA256: b06d11fdee525b919deb4778f7af352ebf3d6ce2591c8fb8e02e52f1ae90ef7d