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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "vim-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install vim-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall vim-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: vim-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
Priority: important
Section: editors
Source: vim
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 366
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Recommends: vim | vim-gnome | vim-gtk | vim-gtk3 | vim-athena | vim-nox | vim-tiny
Suggests: vim-gnome-py2 | vim-gtk-py2 | vim-gtk3-py2 | vim-athena-py2 | vim-nox-py2
Breaks: vim-gui-common (<< 2:7.4.488-4~)
Replaces: vim-gui-common (<< 2:7.4.488-4~)
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim-common_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 103714
MD5sum: ea0c684d4bda2b73fab7a66db64e4081
SHA1: 81565dea8512a9a99d158d535a40b233fe878663
SHA256: 6b28ad9cbf302a90226d625cfe49888eafbb403ffc9d43665ccead88e4df35cc
SHA512: f819c5dbf0934ac02eea51c3ee1edc608451cc7072040eeaffb9712db00152f5d6c5da6bfcf7f615902e92f857dc1fb7ba55aff1f952af2fac78a4efa0974066
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/
Description-en: Vi IMproved - Common files
Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.
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This package contains files shared by all non GUI-enabled vim variants
available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: manpages,
common executables like xxd, and configuration files.
Description-md5: 10a8f9c76f88998d8746ed55ed3b4ab9
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: vim-common
Priority: important
Section: editors
Installed-Size: 367
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: vim
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
Replaces: vim-gui-common (<< 2:7.4.488-4~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Recommends: vim | vim-gnome | vim-gtk | vim-gtk3 | vim-athena | vim-nox | vim-tiny
Suggests: vim-gnome-py2 | vim-gtk-py2 | vim-gtk3-py2 | vim-athena-py2 | vim-nox-py2
Breaks: vim-gui-common (<< 2:7.4.488-4~)
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/vim-common_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 103628
MD5sum: 422dee1e2865604e9bf7c2bb6d092666
SHA1: 40d26ad2e09a564e06c2e8b7038d2c37703d9f1a
SHA256: f1de360f00160cd27376e1cb1f40a0c0fab7f9f76ce50290687e49f8d8f8adc7
Description-en: Vi IMproved - Common files
Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.
.
This package contains files shared by all non GUI-enabled vim variants
available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: manpages,
common executables like xxd, and configuration files.
Description-md5: 10a8f9c76f88998d8746ed55ed3b4ab9
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal