How To Install vim-textobj-user 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-textobj-user on Ubuntu.
What is vim-textobj-user
vim-textobj-user is:
Users can move the cursor around a document in vim using text objects. The built text objects include words and sentences, paragraphs, blocks and quoted strings.
This plugin provides an easy way to define new text objects using regular expressions for simple text objects or functions for more complex ones.
vim-addons install textobj-user will create all needed symlinks in ~/.vim/
There are three methods to install vim-textobj-user 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-textobj-user 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-textobj-user using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-textobj-user
Install vim-textobj-user Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-textobj-user using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-textobj-user
Install vim-textobj-user 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-textobj-user using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-textobj-user
How To Uninstall vim-textobj-user on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vim-textobj-user package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-textobj-user
Uninstall vim-textobj-user And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-textobj-user and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-textobj-user
Remove vim-textobj-user Configurations and Data
To remove vim-textobj-user configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-textobj-user
Remove vim-textobj-user configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-textobj-user configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-textobj-user
Dependencies
vim-textobj-user have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-textobj-user package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.