How can I get +ruby feature in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

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Really I'm just looking for vim compiled with +ruby and when I installed vim.gtk3 it doesn't come compiled with it instead on :version it comes up as -ruby.

I'd like to use the vim-readability plugin, but it has a dependency on ruby and a ruby-library called odyssey so vim needs ruby integration to use it.

@Quasímodo No, actually I can’t seem to install ‘vim-gtk’ on a Ubuntu 20.04 live usb. (I was able to install ‘vim-gtk3’) — leeand00, Aug 04 '20 at 18:11
@Quasímodo Never heard of it; I’ll take a look at it; I can compile stuff, but on a live usb? :\ — leeand00, Aug 04 '20 at 18:23

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '20 at 18:59

You have two options:

Install vim-nox. From the package description (apt-cache show vim-nox),

This package contains a version of vim compiled with support for
scripting with Lua, Perl, Python 3, Ruby, and Tcl but no GUI.

Install vim-athena. From the package description (apt-cache show vim-athena),

This package contains a version of vim compiled with a Athena GUI
and support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python 3, Ruby, and Tcl.

How can I get +ruby feature in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

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