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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "vim" package

Please follow the guidance below to install vim on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vim on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2404
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5), vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5), libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), libpython3.5 (>= 3.5.0~b1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 1035804
MD5sum: e4ce0f9e36ba4c60718e441b301ee04a
SHA1: 4aef199560079bb58ccfe2c0da999b79f2342e0e
SHA256: 31395b82ad0454a5a69db458de520c0e6e4a41e354d1d881b3e91b8fd07d32d7
SHA512: 598a1c8d61ca7f37b98f6616f3d62272fc812f7482614c0c8395274def282c7cf774f5fbabf60158770675c159f8e9460e0b2e1f35773ff44ded863a0cc39364
Homepage: http://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: ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb
Supported: 5y

Package: vim
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Installed-Size: 2321
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
Provides: editor
Depends: vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1), vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1), libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: ctags, vim-doc, vim-scripts
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1008216
MD5sum: 15a29f92a7422ea5d0bc04c9734a5ad7
SHA1: 2b943dd0446a352a98760e5bfe349ff76bdea073
SHA256: dfbbf119d849bd407fd557fdefed30467055086dd820d30ef5b0800861e0a29f
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
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb