Vim is a popular text editor that comes pre-installed on most Unix systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Vim on Elementary OS, a popular Linux distribution.
Before we start, ensure that you have access to a terminal or command prompt on your system.
First, we need to update the package repositories to ensure we have access to the latest version of Vim. Open your terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
This command will update the package repositories on your system.
Next, we will install Vim using the apt package manager. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get install vim
This command will download and install the latest version of Vim on your system.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by running the following command:
vim --version
This command will display the version of Vim installed on your system. If you see a version number, the installation was successful.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Vim on Elementary OS. With Vim installed, you can now start using it to edit text files on your system.
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