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Questions tagged [linux-ubuntu]

Use this tag for questions specific to using Vim on the Ubuntu flavor of linux.

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

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…
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Portable Vim for Ubuntu Linux

I use Ubuntu as my desktop OS. I want my vim to be portable so that I can use my vim configuration as well as the plugins I use in my college PCs too. Is there any way to have a portable version of Vim for Ubuntu or similar Linux distros?
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Is the vim-daily launchpad.net PPA still functioning?

It says on vim PPA manager Jonathon F's launchpad page that: "This account belonged to a deceased user and has been archived." (In fact, Jonathon F. died in January of 2023.) But on the vim-daily PPA page, it can be seen that vim has been…
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Where is the .vim folder by default in Ubuntu?

I have seen that the .vim directory is in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/, but it isn't. The closest I can find is /etc/vim/, but that does not contain what I need (namely, init.vim). Am I missing something? I am running Vim 8.1, on Ubuntu 20.04.2 x86_64.
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What's the deal with the Vi/Vim in Ubuntu 18.04/19.04?

Is it different to standard Vi/Vim, if so how and why? Is it Vi or Vim? It does show a version string/identifier that would suggest it is Vim 8.1.320 though oddly it is opened with the 'vi' command rather than vim and also there does seem to be a…
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gVimDiff in Nemo context menu

On Windows I'm used to have the gVimDiff context menu when two or more files are selected in Windows Explorer. Is there something similar for Nemo on Ubuntu? I searched for the string in the title and nothing relevant seemed to have been returned.
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How do i open Vi after I installed Vim?

I discovered vi/vim only yesterday on my ubuntu I didn't have vim installed, only vi I enjoyed its simplicity and minimalism then I decided to try vim too, ran sudo apt install vim, played with it Today I tried turning on simpler vi again, but it…
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