How to Install and Uninstall vim Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "vim" package

Learn how to install vim on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vim on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3.1
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3615
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3.1), vim-runtime (= 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3.1), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libpython3.9 (>= 3.9.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_8.2.2434-3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1614226
MD5sum: 798d00348c0f8b3946635f5dd8027fe8
SHA1: f1bb0e8e2adabfc92ca6c80745a33c95074818ae
SHA256: 1358e9d1a8e0314fb8683a919a816a110ef0078df1579c2e05fb14b1e3504058
SHA512: 1c7c27f6f4717d530a30c78612e38fe85a46f1c401d5235a9532f0be78e563782f1c65a841c34987dfdb345a979eeb2a54457bcc3b6e9cbd7fd32ad65620632a
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description-en: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.
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Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax
highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename
completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.
.
This package contains a version of vim compiled with a rather
standard set of features. This package does not provide a GUI
version of Vim. See the other vim-* packages if you need more
(or less).
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Task: cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, lubuntu-desktop

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3614
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3), vim-runtime (= 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libpython3.9 (>= 3.9.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_8.2.2434-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 1613752
MD5sum: 88d1e9d544b08dfe48304400147079f5
SHA1: 8c6099d682ed60c8998f1b98bbaada257b54b5fa
SHA256: 4ac2b285a056f46c73541d0baf15ad82ddb5d17c8ea83005b9fcb1045c098bfe
SHA512: c40af698bb82a048114f7d9e306d83dbb4cdd4f25f501a23c31fa54ca813f29fca63cf0360604db5e92f6d9608deef738a238e5ad1f804f34b6d3be73dfe1d93
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description-en: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.
.
Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax
highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename
completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.
.
This package contains a version of vim compiled with a rather
standard set of features. This package does not provide a GUI
version of Vim. See the other vim-* packages if you need more
(or less).
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Task: cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, lubuntu-desktop