VIM EDITOR: INSTALLATION.............ARTICLE 6

INSTALLING VIM EDITOR:

VIM EDITOR:

UBUNTU 12.04 comes in default with many features. There is an in-built editor called vi editor. I would recommend you to install the VIM EDITOR as its much more easier to use and comes with many added features when compared to the VI-EDITOR which comes as a default editor in most of the LINUX and UNIX systems.

                                               Both VIM and VI supports all the POSIX standards(posix is a standard followed by many for program  portability across different machines.) 

HOW TO INSTALL VIM EDITOR:

Installation of vim editor is a very simple process. Just follow the below steps (Internet required)....

STEP 1:    open a terminal from dash home menu by typing terminal in the search box or by pressing   the short cut keys Alt+Ctrl+T which directly opens a terminal.

STEP 2: after opening the terminal type the following commands
               "sudo apt- get update"   and "sudo apt-get install vim" .It will install packages from the Internet.

STEP 3: just go with the flow. It will ask you for permission to continue, something like Y/N ?(yes or no) will be displayed, type the letter Y and enter, VIM-editor will be installed succesfully into your machine.

ALTERNATE METHOD:

STEP 1:  from the launcher in the left you will find an icon with name Ubuntu software center or you can open it from DASH HOME which is a white icon on the top and type Ubuntu software center.

 

STEP 2:  you will get a window as shown below. In the search bar type Gvim. It will search for the software and will give you the result. Select gvim and install. In case installation fails update your Ubuntu using the command sudo apt-get update and try again. 

NOTE: AS I HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED VIM ITS GIVING ME A REMOVE OPTION. IF YOU HAVE NOT INSTALLED VIM-EDITOR IT WILL GIVE YOU AN INSTALL OPTION.