Why is my vimtutor blank?
I want to learn Vim. The vast majority of people advise me to use vimtutor. I downloaded the package and ran it, but I just get given a blank screen.
I see on Youtube that there should be tons of things on there. But I am not getting it...How can I fix this?
Originally, I was told by the terminal to install vim-runtime in order to run vimtutor, and I did and it ran, albeit with a blank screen. I was able to run this tutorial after I installed vim-gtk. Anyone know why it didn't show up the first time?
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asked Jun 12 '14 at 14:03
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I want to learn Vim. The vast majority of people advise me to use vimtutor. I downloaded the package and ran it, but I just get given a blank screen.
I see on Youtube that there should be tons of things on there. But I am not getting it...How can I fix this?
Originally, I was told by the terminal to install vim-runtime in order to run vimtutor, and I did and it ran, albeit with a blank screen. I was able to run this tutorial after I installed vim-gtk. Anyone know why it didn't show up the first time?
vim
asked Jun 12 '14 at 14:03
dayuloli
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It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installingvim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.
– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@dayuloli before you installedvim-gtk, whatvim*packages did you have installed? Did you only have thevim-tinyvariant installed?
– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45
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I want to learn Vim. The vast majority of people advise me to use vimtutor. I downloaded the package and ran it, but I just get given a blank screen.
I see on Youtube that there should be tons of things on there. But I am not getting it...How can I fix this?
Originally, I was told by the terminal to install vim-runtime in order to run vimtutor, and I did and it ran, albeit with a blank screen. I was able to run this tutorial after I installed vim-gtk. Anyone know why it didn't show up the first time?
vim
asked Jun 12 '14 at 14:03
dayuloli
3,40111022
I want to learn Vim. The vast majority of people advise me to use vimtutor. I downloaded the package and ran it, but I just get given a blank screen.
I see on Youtube that there should be tons of things on there. But I am not getting it...How can I fix this?
Originally, I was told by the terminal to install vim-runtime in order to run vimtutor, and I did and it ran, albeit with a blank screen. I was able to run this tutorial after I installed vim-gtk. Anyone know why it didn't show up the first time?
vim
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It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installingvim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.
– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@dayuloli before you installedvim-gtk, whatvim*packages did you have installed? Did you only have thevim-tinyvariant installed?
– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45
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It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installingvim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.
– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@dayuloli before you installedvim-gtk, whatvim*packages did you have installed? Did you only have thevim-tinyvariant installed?
– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45
1
1
It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installing
vim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installing
vim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@dayuloli before you installed
vim-gtk, what vim* packages did you have installed? Did you only have the vim-tiny variant installed?– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45
@dayuloli before you installed
vim-gtk, what vim* packages did you have installed? Did you only have the vim-tiny variant installed?– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45
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The vimtutor command requires a Vim that has Vim scripting support compiled in. For those familiar with building Vim from source, this requires at least the normal feature set or higher.
The default Ubuntu desktop installation only includes the vim-tiny package, which is Vim compiled with almost all optional features disabled. This variant of Vim provides enough to run
vi with all of the basic functionality of a vi-compatible editor, but none of the power of Vim. Since it does not have Vim scripting support enabled, it cannot work with the vimtutor command. You should install one of the more capable Vim variant packages instead:
vim
vim-athena
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-nox
Any one of these packages provide a Vim that is capable of running vimtutor. For more about the differences between these Vim variants, see the following questions:
- What is the difference between the different vim packages available in Ubuntu
- What features does vim-tiny have?
- Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
- Which vim version can I use?
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You need to install vim before using vimtutor!
Run the following command in the Terminal prompt!
sudo apt install vim
Now use vimtutor for learning. Happy Learning!
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The vimtutor command requires a Vim that has Vim scripting support compiled in. For those familiar with building Vim from source, this requires at least the normal feature set or higher.
The default Ubuntu desktop installation only includes the vim-tiny package, which is Vim compiled with almost all optional features disabled. This variant of Vim provides enough to run
vi with all of the basic functionality of a vi-compatible editor, but none of the power of Vim. Since it does not have Vim scripting support enabled, it cannot work with the vimtutor command. You should install one of the more capable Vim variant packages instead:
vim
vim-athena
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-nox
Any one of these packages provide a Vim that is capable of running vimtutor. For more about the differences between these Vim variants, see the following questions:
- What is the difference between the different vim packages available in Ubuntu
- What features does vim-tiny have?
- Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
- Which vim version can I use?
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The vimtutor command requires a Vim that has Vim scripting support compiled in. For those familiar with building Vim from source, this requires at least the normal feature set or higher.
The default Ubuntu desktop installation only includes the vim-tiny package, which is Vim compiled with almost all optional features disabled. This variant of Vim provides enough to run
vi with all of the basic functionality of a vi-compatible editor, but none of the power of Vim. Since it does not have Vim scripting support enabled, it cannot work with the vimtutor command. You should install one of the more capable Vim variant packages instead:
vim
vim-athena
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-nox
Any one of these packages provide a Vim that is capable of running vimtutor. For more about the differences between these Vim variants, see the following questions:
- What is the difference between the different vim packages available in Ubuntu
- What features does vim-tiny have?
- Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
- Which vim version can I use?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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The vimtutor command requires a Vim that has Vim scripting support compiled in. For those familiar with building Vim from source, this requires at least the normal feature set or higher.
The default Ubuntu desktop installation only includes the vim-tiny package, which is Vim compiled with almost all optional features disabled. This variant of Vim provides enough to run
vi with all of the basic functionality of a vi-compatible editor, but none of the power of Vim. Since it does not have Vim scripting support enabled, it cannot work with the vimtutor command. You should install one of the more capable Vim variant packages instead:
vim
vim-athena
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-nox
Any one of these packages provide a Vim that is capable of running vimtutor. For more about the differences between these Vim variants, see the following questions:
- What is the difference between the different vim packages available in Ubuntu
- What features does vim-tiny have?
- Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
- Which vim version can I use?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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The vimtutor command requires a Vim that has Vim scripting support compiled in. For those familiar with building Vim from source, this requires at least the normal feature set or higher.
The default Ubuntu desktop installation only includes the vim-tiny package, which is Vim compiled with almost all optional features disabled. This variant of Vim provides enough to run
vi with all of the basic functionality of a vi-compatible editor, but none of the power of Vim. Since it does not have Vim scripting support enabled, it cannot work with the vimtutor command. You should install one of the more capable Vim variant packages instead:
vim
vim-athena
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-nox
Any one of these packages provide a Vim that is capable of running vimtutor. For more about the differences between these Vim variants, see the following questions:
- What is the difference between the different vim packages available in Ubuntu
- What features does vim-tiny have?
- Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
- Which vim version can I use?
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You need to install vim before using vimtutor!
Run the following command in the Terminal prompt!
sudo apt install vim
Now use vimtutor for learning. Happy Learning!
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You need to install vim before using vimtutor!
Run the following command in the Terminal prompt!
sudo apt install vim
Now use vimtutor for learning. Happy Learning!
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You need to install vim before using vimtutor!
Run the following command in the Terminal prompt!
sudo apt install vim
Now use vimtutor for learning. Happy Learning!
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You need to install vim before using vimtutor!
Run the following command in the Terminal prompt!
sudo apt install vim
Now use vimtutor for learning. Happy Learning!
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It is sort of a long-standing problem see bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/255847 Try installing vim (and removing vim-tiny). You may also need to log out and back in for some of your environmental variable to be updated.
– Panther
Jun 12 '14 at 15:26
Thank you for the link. I fixed it by installing
vim-gtk, it was very frustrating though...thanks again for your comment.– dayuloli
Jun 12 '14 at 15:32
@dayuloli can you post the solution that worked for you as an answer and accept it so this question is no longer listed as unanswered?
– Mike Miller
Jun 17 '14 at 17:21
@mtmiller I have instead posted the solution that resolved the issue in the question itself, but I still do not know the reason for why it happened. So I will leave it open for now.
– dayuloli
Jun 19 '14 at 11:31
@dayuloli before you installed
vim-gtk, whatvim*packages did you have installed? Did you only have thevim-tinyvariant installed?– Mike Miller
Jun 19 '14 at 14:45