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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "vile" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vile on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall vile on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vile
Priority: optional
Section: universe/editors
Installed-Size: 996
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Brendan O'Dea
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.8q-1build1
Provides: editor
Depends: vile-common (= 9.8q-1build1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libperl5.22 (>= 5.22.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vile/vile_9.8q-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 370968
MD5sum: 1ccbcb4ec20086cc393844f96a4c7671
SHA1: 13fe30a9ab7a1c104d6e1ca3ae47dfc97edcf1d0
SHA256: 584f82751ce8ff6954965005787ad46091066fb2631c0410a3037e3da9724648
Description-en: 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: 1c2d6eec70bbbbe775b92dbf0a95f6dc
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu