How to Install and Uninstall vim Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "vim" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install vim on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vim on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3961
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1), vim-runtime (= 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1), libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7), libpython3.10 (>= 3.10.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsodium23 (>= 1.0.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_9.0.0242-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1770404
MD5sum: add69c8912805dd3138a1736cacb6feb
SHA1: 77e504f43f0df103d7565a842272c6589ee39861
SHA256: d8f756bc792a436684a71e031b3efc5269693a2addb7600bf661014961936130
SHA512: c041c33ea30339365386bf1b8ef621635cfb0aecb101ba5004698ad595182df6e61d76a04a4e7da8b53477259737fc4e9244c25a55ebaacedeabdc24b5558fd2
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Description-md5: 59e8b8f7757db8b53566d5d119872de8
Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, lubuntu-desktop