How to Install and Uninstall vim-gtk-py2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "vim-gtk-py2" package

Please follow the steps below to install vim-gtk-py2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install vim-gtk-py2

2. Uninstall "vim-gtk-py2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vim-gtk-py2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove vim-gtk-py2 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the vim-gtk-py2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vim-gtk-py2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/editors
Source: vim
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2867
Provides: editor, gvim, vim, vim-lua, vim-perl, vim-python, vim-ruby, vim-tcl
Depends: vim-gui-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5), vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5), vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5), libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.18), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), liblua5.2-0, libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.32.4), libperl5.22 (>= 5.22.1), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsm6, libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libx11-6, libxt6
Suggests: cscope, vim-doc, fonts-dejavu, gnome-icon-theme
Filename: pool/universe/v/vim/vim-gtk-py2_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 1220872
MD5sum: c65224225e7c8c8432ec4a3d14d5c87e
SHA1: 37cf630c7c94ef9b25bd24234f7efcc0a33cdbe1
SHA256: b9940f6beb1a9ffafeef40563abad1917894b4533edf889d7779ce534cf7d883
SHA512: 0bb0373f012f6475e04479134c4e41e2c6f25905e1fcb16981b407307ecabd9231dec9d33995ac41b865044add804a220b479c6671be0c52394c1853c04dd7f9
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/
Description-en: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - with GTK2 GUI (Python2)
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 GTK2 GUI
and support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python2, Ruby, and Tcl.
Description-md5: 4ee7d126e6c92a227b63207472aba716

Package: vim-gtk-py2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/editors
Installed-Size: 2867
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: vim
Version: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
Provides: editor, gvim, vim, vim-lua, vim-perl, vim-python, vim-ruby, vim-tcl
Depends: vim-gui-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1), vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1), vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1), libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.18), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), liblua5.2-0, libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.32.4), libperl5.22 (>= 5.22.1), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsm6, libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libx11-6, libxt6
Suggests: cscope, vim-doc, fonts-dejavu, gnome-icon-theme
Filename: pool/universe/v/vim/vim-gtk-py2_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1219274
MD5sum: bec526d06875aac34e6bc7ac0cd2653f
SHA1: 614136eb234934059ead304eb96292e7b41b40a8
SHA256: 0ff6f2c8b062d078ed8155c435e100d0ab69b3b6f6abf10e4c55c533c749a514
Description-en: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - with GTK2 GUI (Python2)
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 GTK2 GUI
and support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python2, Ruby, and Tcl.
Description-md5: 4ee7d126e6c92a227b63207472aba716
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

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