How To Install vim-redact-pass 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-redact-pass on Ubuntu.
What is vim-redact-pass
vim-redact-pass is:
This Vim/Neovim plugin switches off the ‘viminfo’, ‘backup’, ‘writebackup’, ‘swapfile’, and ‘undofile’ options globally when editing a password in pass(1). This is to prevent anyone being able to extract passwords from your Vim cache files in the event of a compromise.
There are three methods to install vim-redact-pass 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-redact-pass 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-redact-pass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-redact-pass
Install vim-redact-pass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-redact-pass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-redact-pass
Install vim-redact-pass 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-redact-pass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-redact-pass
How To Uninstall vim-redact-pass on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vim-redact-pass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-redact-pass
Uninstall vim-redact-pass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-redact-pass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-redact-pass
Remove vim-redact-pass Configurations and Data
To remove vim-redact-pass configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-redact-pass
Remove vim-redact-pass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-redact-pass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-redact-pass
Dependencies
vim-redact-pass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-redact-pass package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.