How to config VIM on ubuntu8.04 server?

[Felipe Figueiredo]

On Fri 25 Apr 2008 03:59:53 Big Z wrote:
> Hi,everybody
>
> I meet strange problem about vim configuration on ubuntu8.04 server.
> I use follow two cmd:
>
> sudo apt-get install vim
> sudo cp /usr/share/vim/vim71/vimrc_example.vim /etc/vim/vimrc
>
> when I used ubuntu7.04, it's all OK after above cmd.
> but now it's not work. VIM isn't using the configuration..no syntax...
>
> I also try to set ":syntax on" in vim window, it's not work.
> I also try to "cp /usr/share/vim/vim71/vimrc_example.vim  ~/.vimrc",
> it's not work and show error.
>
> How to config VIM on ubuntu8.04 server? I thought I config it use
> above two cmd enough on 7.04.
> somebody said that must install vim-full package, but the vim-full is
> so large and includes many trashy GUI packages to my server.
>

Maybe the wrong vim alternative is in use (perhaps vim-tiny?). Try this 
command and see if you can choose another one that works as you expect:

sudo update-alternatives --config vim

regards
FF