How To Install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu.

What is `vim-ctrlp`

vim-ctrlp is:

CtrlP features:

written in pure Vimscript
full support for Vim’s regexp as search patterns
built-in Most Recently Used (MRU) files monitoring and search
built-in project’s root finder
open multiple files at once
create new files and directories
execute Ex commands on an opening file (jump to a line, to a string or do anything)
optional cross-sessions caching and history allow for fast initialization
mappings and usage conform to Vim’s conventions

To enable this addon in your (Neo)Vim use one of these two methods:

Add “packadd! CtrlP” to your vimrc file
Invoke: vam install ctrlp if you use Vim Addon Manager

There are three methods to install vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vim-ctrlp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vim-ctrlp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vim-ctrlp

Install vim-ctrlp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vim-ctrlp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vim-ctrlp

Install vim-ctrlp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install vim-ctrlp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vim-ctrlp

How To Uninstall vim-ctrlp on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the vim-ctrlp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vim-ctrlp

Uninstall vim-ctrlp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vim-ctrlp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-ctrlp

Remove vim-ctrlp Configurations and Data

To remove vim-ctrlp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-ctrlp

Remove vim-ctrlp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vim-ctrlp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-ctrlp

Dependencies

vim-ctrlp have the following dependencies:

References

vim-ctrlp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-ctrlp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.