How to Install and Uninstall vifm Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "vifm" package

Please follow the instructions below to install vifm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall vifm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vifm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vifm package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vifm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 1256
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hendrik Jaeger
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.8-3build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libmagic1 (>= 5.12), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Recommends: vim-addon-manager, libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/v/vifm/vifm_0.7.8-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 372708
MD5sum: d412f69f23f6e361435dc21251b08434
SHA1: df6d4b4092e83957ea563ad09f7145fd9a461a2a
SHA256: 14e1ac59dea8f6259857b3a939d0d9106970ccccc45e46f7ad752ec93410c2db
Description-en: flexible vi-like file manager using ncurses
Vifm is a file manager providing a vi-like usage experience. It has similar
keybindings and modes (e.g. normal, command line, visual). The interface uses
ncurses, thus vifm can be used in text-only environments.
It supports a wide range of features, some of which are known from the
vi-editor:
- utf8 support
- user mappings (almost like in vi)
- ranges in command-line commands
- user defined commands (with support for ranges)
- registers
- operation undoing/redoing
- fuse file systems support
- trash
- multiple files renaming
- support of filename modifiers
- colorschemes support
- file name color according to file type
- path specific colorscheme customization
- bookmarks
- operation backgrounding
- customizable file viewers
- handy less-like preview mode
- filtering out and searching for files using regular expressions
- one or two panes view
With the package comes a plugin to use vifm as a vim file selector.
Description-md5: d7b58c739f8c1019684e6dfe52e68ba4
Homepage: http://vifm.info/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu