Ask:
From my .vimrc, getting:
line 16: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: filetype on line 17: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: filetype plugin on line 18: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: filetype indent on line 21: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: syntax on line 45: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/ line 46: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: autocmd BufWinEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/ line 47: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: autocmd InsertEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+\%#\@<!$/ line 48: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: autocmd InsertLeave * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/ line 49: E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: autocmd BufWinLeave * call clearmatches()
I can remove the lines, but I would rather know what I am really missing or need upgrading that is causing this as this file worked for me before.
Answer:
Try from within vim ...
:version
and if your get ...
Small version without GUI.
You are missing package vim-gui-common. It is probably also advisable to install vim-runtime. Commands to install:
sudo apt-get install vim-gui-common sudo apt-get install vim-runtime
Another cause might be that alternatives is pointing to the wrong one:
update-alternatives –display vim
to show what is used and ...
update-alternatives –config vim
to change to another vim. It could be that /usr/bin/vim.gnome is used and you need /usr/bin/vim
edit: Michael Durrant fixed it with #1 in case anyone wonders.