xterm vim all vanilla in new Debian install.

cov · 07-07-2009, 03:25 AM

Hi,

I've newly installed Lenny and I find that xterm doesn't have tabs or pretty colours. Vim is also colourless.

Is this a conscious effort by Debian to strip back the install to it's most utilitarian? Or am I using the wrong versions of each app?

vharishankar · 07-07-2009, 03:29 AM

To get syntax colouring in vim, install the vim package. By default I think vim-tiny is installed, which is vim with minimal features.

Also there is a package called xtermcontrol, which can allow you to set/modify xterm properties easily.

cov · 07-07-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harishankar

To get syntax colouring in vim, install the vim package. By default I think vim-tiny is installed, which is vim with minimal features.

Also there is a package called xtermcontrol, which can allow you to set/modify xterm properties easily.

Ah, thanks. Just what I was hoping was the case.

AlucardZero · 07-07-2009, 07:36 AM

alternately, the vim-full package