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<sect2>
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<title>Introduction to Vim</title>
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<screen>Download location (HTTP: <ulink url="&vim-download-http;"/>
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Download location (FTP): <ulink url="&vim-download-ftp;"/>
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Version used: &vim-version;
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Package size: &vim-size;
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Estimated Disk space required: &vim-buildsize;</screen>
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<para>The vim package, which is an abbreviation for VI IMproved, contains a vi
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clone with extra features as compared to the original vi.</para>
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<screen>vim depends on:
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<xref linkend="xfree86"/></screen>
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<screen>vim will utilize:
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<xref linkend="GLib"/>, <xref linkend="GTK"/> and <xref linkend="lesstif"/></screen>
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<para>The default LFS instructions install LFS as a part of the base system, but
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owing to the lack of X libraries during the base install, vim needs to be
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recompiled once X in installed to enable the GUI mode. There is no need for
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special instructions since X support is automatically detected.</para>
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<para>Download the patch to make the location of configuration files FHS
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compliant from <userinput><ulink url="&hfile-root;"/></userinput>.</para>
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</sect2>
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