How to reinstall vim?

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I have problems with my vim in Ubuntu 11.10, when I press 'i' or 'v' vim doesn't show anything like 'INSERT MODE' or 'VISUAL MODE', when I try to delete with backspace, vim only move the cursor to the left. I tried reinstalling with this Reinstalling Vim but got the same result, also I don't have ~/.vim directory.

It works fine whith :set nocp, why ?

aki · Answer 1 · 2011-12-14T13:41:28.980

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apt-get update
apt-get install vim

that will give you the version 7.2.330 or so

You can add :set nocp in your ~/.vimrc

edited Dec 14 '11 at 13:41

answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:01

aki

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I got the same result :( – Daniel Flores Dec 14 '11 at 13:02
did you try: apt-get upgrade, then install vim again? – aki Dec 14 '11 at 13:03
weird, did you remove any vim config? no cap locks? – aki Dec 14 '11 at 13:19
When I do :set nocp it works fine, where can I set this for default? – Daniel Flores Dec 14 '11 at 13:34

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:05

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By default, the vim installed on ubuntu system(1 CD ubuntu setup) is minimal vim .... try to upgrade it to the full version.

apt-get update
apt-get install vim

answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:05

Ravi Gupta

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:07

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Check /etc/vim/ and see what's there.

apt-get purge vim before re-installing it might help too.

answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:07

luastoned

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:49

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Since you've already tried reinstalling, try the following: remove /etc/vimrc and $HOME/.vimrc and see if the problem persists. It might be that something changed in your configuration that's giving you troubles

answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:49

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How to reinstall vim?

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