Today's article will share how to install Vim in Ubuntu - with a twist...

[KGIII]

You might think that Ubuntu ships with Vim by default because, you know, you can use Vim by default. But that's only half the story, or half the Vim if you'd prefer.

Install The Full Version of Vim In Ubuntu • Linux Tips

Today, we're going to show you how to install the full version of Vim in Ubuntu. Along the way, you may learn a few other things. Read on!

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I'm not a vim user, but what is different between them? What would entice someone to install the full version?

 

[KGIII]

The 'vim-tiny' only has a subset of the options 'vim' has. If you type 'vim --version' into your terminal, it'll show you what features it has enabled. They have a "+" in front of them, where the - is for features you don't have.

To be fair, there's still more stuff you can install to increase the number of Vim features - like the ability to process Lua isn't normally in the full version. Don't quote me on this, but I think you can pick these (some/many of these, perhaps?) things if you compile it yourself.