How To Install vim-puppet 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-puppet on Ubuntu.
What is vim-puppet
vim-puppet is:
The vim-puppet package provides filetype detection and syntax highlighting for puppet manifests (files ending with “.pp”).
There are three methods to install vim-puppet 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-puppet 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-puppet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-puppet
Install vim-puppet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-puppet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-puppet
Install vim-puppet 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-puppet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-puppet
How To Uninstall vim-puppet on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vim-puppet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-puppet
Uninstall vim-puppet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-puppet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-puppet
Remove vim-puppet Configurations and Data
To remove vim-puppet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-puppet
Remove vim-puppet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-puppet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-puppet
Dependencies
vim-puppet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-puppet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.