How To Install vim-gitgutter 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-gitgutter on Ubuntu.
What is vim-gitgutter
vim-gitgutter is:
Vim plugin which shows a git diff in the ‘gutter’ (sign column). It shows which lines have been added, modified, or removed. You can also preview, stage, and undo individual hunks; and stage partial hunks. The plugin also provides a hunk text object.
The signs are always up to date and the plugin never saves your buffer.
There are three methods to install vim-gitgutter 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-gitgutter 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-gitgutter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-gitgutter
Install vim-gitgutter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-gitgutter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-gitgutter
Install vim-gitgutter 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-gitgutter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-gitgutter
How To Uninstall vim-gitgutter on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vim-gitgutter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-gitgutter
Uninstall vim-gitgutter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-gitgutter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-gitgutter
Remove vim-gitgutter Configurations and Data
To remove vim-gitgutter configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-gitgutter
Remove vim-gitgutter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-gitgutter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-gitgutter
Dependencies
vim-gitgutter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-gitgutter package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.