[Bug 1767314] Re: Ubuntu Bionic vi/vim not working correctly

[flashydave]

The "set nocompatible" fix doesn't work on 18.04.1 LTS server.  The
trigger condition appears to be a random operation and not repeatable.
Symptoms include loss of tab completion and syntax highlighting.   It is
persistent through a re-edit of the same file.  The fault can be cleared
by removing .viminfo until the next random occurence.

Given the use of vi on a server instance with no GUU is very high I
would request the importance of this bug is set to high as it
significantly damages productivity when used in a professional context.

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Title:
  Ubuntu Bionic vi/vim not working correctly

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The vim default configuration in Bionic does not match Ubuntu 17.10
  nor Centos 7 and is hard to use. It auto-inserts tabs or spaces, and
  the '/' search mode command works differently (pressing enter is
  required before you can use cursors left/right).

  For some discussion, please see
  https://askubuntu.com/questions/1026820/vi-vim-usage-in-ubuntu-bionic-
  not-normal/1028684#1028684

  Setting :set nocompatbile in ~/.vimrc fixes it, but this should not be
  required.

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