How to Install and Uninstall vim Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "vim" package

This tutorial shows how to install vim on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install vim

2. Uninstall "vim" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall vim on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):

$ sudo apt remove vim $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the vim package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3039
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7), vim-runtime (= 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7_amd64.deb
Size: 1237864
MD5sum: cdf260995ab3c5982fdfc484a367ed71
SHA1: afe3264ddf153702774ae83c55d2a4563553f6f7
SHA256: ffae4ba8731e6a64c1c21c80eeb1be023e5af0b5bb2aba1675c32d217d29da50
SHA512: 017bd041ea72a2e8347b219366e4c7411c6ab2e92b99685c8894a89a48a20637e61b0a366fae725d9254c3338d627eb55924d96fa0842d44c6167e64373b2830
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Task: server, cloud-image, lubuntu-desktop

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3038
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5), vim-runtime (= 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_8.1.2269-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1237624
MD5sum: 198ccbb07a9fc8ebe67a213eab6a3e96
SHA1: 796c962d044f99a81b187211e6ce9a0a44b8d5d1
SHA256: 1e38f267bf4c06e424b166e8d666ffd6ce25c657012892d099651bee18a2c834
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Task: server, cloud-image, lubuntu-desktop