How to Install and Uninstall vile Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "vile" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vile on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall vile on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vile
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vile package on Kali Linux

Package: vile
Version: 9.8z-1
Installed-Size: 1264
Maintainer: Brendan O'Dea
Architecture: amd64
Provides: editor
Depends: vile-common (= 9.8z-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libperl5.38 (>= 5.38.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 419980
SHA256: b15b6e2f9a99dc8ccd4e75fb24a49335fbb14c252c04645d08ef10e47a4c2f9f
SHA1: 66f8cbce6cb8c92ff30ec2a42488a73f5c8edd80
MD5sum: 7a802003ac72dd0f41ae69fb753b6e0d
Description: VI Like Emacs - vi work-alike
vile is a text editor which is extremely compatible with vi in terms of
``finger feel''. In addition, it has extended capabilities in many areas,
notably multi-file editing and viewing, syntax highlighting, key rebinding,
an optional embedded perl interpreter, and real X window system support.
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This package contains the character-mode binary. Required support files
are contained in vile-common. Source code highlighting filters are in
vile-filters. An X11 binary is in the xvile package.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/vile/
Tag: devel::editor, interface::text-mode, role::program, uitoolkit::ncurses,
use::editing, works-with::text
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vile/vile_9.8z-1_amd64.deb