How To Install vim-julia 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-julia on Ubuntu.
What is vim-julia
vim-julia is:
An overview of some of the features:
- Latex-to-Unicode substitutions
- Block-wise movements and block text-objects
- Changing syntax highlighting depending on the Julia version
The full documentation is available from Vim: after installation, you just need to type :help julia-vim.
To enable this vim addon, simply issue the following command: $ vam install julia
There are three methods to install vim-julia 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-julia 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-julia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-julia
Install vim-julia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-julia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-julia
Install vim-julia 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-julia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-julia
How To Uninstall vim-julia on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vim-julia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-julia
Uninstall vim-julia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-julia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-julia
Remove vim-julia Configurations and Data
To remove vim-julia configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-julia
Remove vim-julia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-julia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-julia
Dependencies
vim-julia have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-julia package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.