How To Install zsh-autosuggestions 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 zsh-autosuggestions on Ubuntu.
What is zsh-autosuggestions
zsh-autosuggestions is:
As you type commands, you will see a completion offered after the cursor in a muted gray color. If you press the right-arrow key or End with the cursor at the end of the buffer, it will accept the suggestion, replacing the contents of the command line buffer with the suggestion. If you invoke the forward-word widget, it will partially accept the suggestion up to the point that the cursor moves to.
There are three methods to install zsh-autosuggestions 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 zsh-autosuggestions Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-autosuggestions using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zsh-autosuggestions
Install zsh-autosuggestions Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-autosuggestions using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zsh-autosuggestions
Install zsh-autosuggestions 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 zsh-autosuggestions using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zsh-autosuggestions
How To Uninstall zsh-autosuggestions on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zsh-autosuggestions package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zsh-autosuggestions
Uninstall zsh-autosuggestions And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zsh-autosuggestions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zsh-autosuggestions
Remove zsh-autosuggestions Configurations and Data
To remove zsh-autosuggestions configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zsh-autosuggestions
Remove zsh-autosuggestions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zsh-autosuggestions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zsh-autosuggestions
Dependencies
zsh-autosuggestions have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-autosuggestions package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.