How to install vim-syntastic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove vim-syntastic Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install vim-syntastic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package vim-syntastic from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of vim-syntastic:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: vim-syntastic

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install vim-syntastic

Package Details

Package:vim-syntastic
Version:3.7.0-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic
Description:Syntax checking hacks for vim
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/editors

How to install vim-syntastic on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install vim-syntastic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove vim-syntastic Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If vim-syntastic is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L vim-syntastic' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L vim-syntastic
dpkg-query: package 'vim-syntastic' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing vim-syntastic:

After system update use the following command to install vim-syntastic:

sudo apt-get install vim-syntastic

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove vim-syntastic from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the vim-syntastic from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the vim-syntastic following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  vim-syntastic

Following command is used to remove the vim-syntastic package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove vim-syntastic

This will remove vim-syntastic and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing vim-syntastic with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge vim-syntastic

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove vim-syntastic

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with vim-syntastic package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.